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Log Cabin and Sunrise Group

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086470
MRDS ID X024204
Record type Site
Current site name Log Cabin and Sunrise Group
Alternate or previous names Simpson
Related records 10211787

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.17736, 37.97799 (WGS84)
Elevation 2926
Relative position 3 MI. NW LEE VINING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Dana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mono Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N;002N 025E;025E 01;36 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE FROM LOG CABIN GP. EST $10 - $20 AU/TON. ORE FROM SUNRISE GP. CARRIED $12 AU/TON, 40 OZ. IN AG AND 20 - 40 % PB.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.17736, 37.97799
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW AND E - W NS
    Dip 70 E 35 W AND 45 W
    Thickness 4.88M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS ARE BRECCIATED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • LOG CABIN GP.; 3 TUNNELS, 2 SHAFTS - 100 AND 250 FT. DEEP, DRIFT AND CROSSCUT. OTHER SHAFTS 50 - 100 FT. DEEP. SUNRISE GP.; 4 TUNNELS ONE 600 FT., ANOTHER 100 FT., 50 FT. TUNNEL W/30 FT. SHAFT AND 70 FT. TUNNEL SEE TUCKER & SAMPSON ( 1940 ) P. 134 FOR MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 133 - 134 , PL. 1 .

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1927 , MONO COUNTY: REPORT 23 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 383 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5 PARALLEL VEINS, 2 - 16 FT. THICK ON LOG CABIN 2 OTHER VEIN SYSTEMS, 2 - 4 FT. THICK ON SUNRISE GROUP.
Deposit 17 CLAIMS, 5 OF LOG CABIN GP., 12 OF SUNRISE GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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