Sunrise View Mines (Lucky Strike and Sunrise View Mine), Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunrise View Mines (Lucky Strike and Sunrise View Mine) | Group of Mines |
| Lone Pine | - not defined - |
| Alabama Hills | Group of Hills |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 39' 3'' North , 118° 5' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 5.7km |
| Independence | 669 (2011) | 19.2km |
| Olancha | 192 (2015) | 41.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79485
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79485:6
GUID (UUID V4):
2be1ae52-3863-46cc-b44a-adc34b3ec709
A former Au mine located in the N½NE¼ (estimated) sec. 7, T15S, R36E, MDM, 5.8 km (3.6 miles) NNW of Lone Pine, on the eastern margin of the Alabama Hills. The property consists of 2 groups of claims - the Sunrise View group of 14 claims and the Lucky Strike group of 10 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite. The ore body strikes N80E and dips 70-80NW at a width of 60.96 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included a shear zone. Veins and stringers occur in "Lime-silicate" rock and some irregular pockets of high-grade gold ore in quartz. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings.The principal development work on the Sunrise group of claims consists of 4 tunnels driven W in the shear zone along a fault plane in the lime silicate rock. The lower or No. 1 tunnel was driven S80W for 275 feet. A crosscut was driven S10W for 60 feet about 135 feet W of the portal. Another tunnel was driven W 100 feet at 40 feet in elevation above this tunnel. No. 3 tunnel was driven W 75 feet at 40 feet in elevation above No. 2 tunnel. No. 4 tunnel is 125 feet in length. About 1,500 feet W of these workings, a shaft has been sunk on a 5 inch wide quartz vein on an inclination of 40 degrees to a depth of 150 feet.
Production data are found in: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1938).
Ore mined from a crosscut for a distance of 30 feet on the Sunrise View workings averaged $2.10/ton in Au (period values). Some high-grade ore was extracted from the upper tunnel. A pocket was reported to have yielded $600 in Au (period values). Two high-grade pockets were mined on the 5 inch vein, 1,500 feet W of the main workings. Five tons of high-grade ore was treated in a small mill near the highway. No specific production records were found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103480 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270548
