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Sunshine Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048757
MRDS ID MP25777
Record type Site
Current site name Sunshine Mine
Alternate or previous names Claims: Sunshine, Lacrosse

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.657, 35.33971 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johannesburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030S 040E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.657, 35.33971
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALBITE SCHIST STRIKES N10E IN LOCALITY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stringer District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner T. W. Atkinson Estate, 301 Holly Ave. Compton Ave, California

Comments on the production information

  • FREE-MILLING ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100, 200, 300, 400 AND 500 FT. APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT OF DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 95, P. 143.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 329.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 511, 522.

  • Production

    CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, P. 144.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUNSHINE VEIN 6-12 INCHES THICK. CUT BY A NUMBER OF FAULTS WHICH OFFSET VEIN A SHORT DISTANCE. ON THE 403 FT LEVEL, 57 FT WEST OF SHAFT, IT IS CUT BY A FAULT WHICH DIPS 50 SE. AT 230 FT EAST OF THE SHAFT, A NORTH-SOUTH VEIN INTERSECTS THE SUNSHINE VEIN. THE VEIN FOLLOWS A VERTICAL FAULT.
Deposit 40 ACRES PATENTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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