Sugar Pine Mine (Spearmint claim), Yellow Mountain, High Grade Mining District (Hoag Mining District), Warner Mountains, Modoc County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 57' 21'' North , 120° 12' 33'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Pine Creek | 120 (2011) | 8.4km |
| Fort Bidwell | 173 (2011) | 11.7km |
| Lakeview | 2,296 (2017) | 28.2km |
| Cedarville | 514 (2011) | 47.6km |
| Daphnedale Park | 184 (2011) | 57.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
82961
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:82961:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ca56fd51-a172-4955-8b0b-bffe818fcd46
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located 1.1 km (0.7 mile; 3,500 feet) S of Yellow Mountain (coordinates of record), on the southern slope of the mountain (¾ mile E of Little Lily Lake), on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is a vein deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 151; USGS model code: 25d; Deposit model name: Epithermal vein, Sado; Mark3 model number: 28; USGS model may also be 25A: Hot-spring Au-Ag), hosted in rhyolite. The ore body strikes N80W and dips 60-70S at a thickness of 1.52 meters. The deposit is from 4 inches (10 cm) to 5 feet (1.52 meters) thick and consists of partially brecciated rhyolite. Throughout the vein is considerable iron-stained clay reported to be Au-bearing. The walls of the veins are stained with a heavy coat of limonite and some hematite. The wallrock for 2 feet (0.61 meter) on either side of the vein is low-grade ore. Local rocks include Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 17 (Cascade Range).
Related tectonic structures include the Basin and Range province.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 195.07 meters and comprised of 3 adits driven on the vein. T^he No. 1 adit (lower) is 350 feet long. No. 2 adit (70 feet above No. 1 adit) is 200 feet long, and No. 3 adit (40 feet above No. 2 adit) is 90 feet long. Ore was stoped from No. 1 adit to No. 3 adit.
The production was not reported.
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3 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035051 |
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