Homer Mill and Mining Co.

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007161
MRDS ID C010326
Record type Site
Current site name Homer Mill and Mining Co.
Related records 10261666

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.26291, 38.02214 (WGS84)
Elevation 2469
Relative position NW SLOPE MT. SCOWDAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dunderberg Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(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 002N 025E 19 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. MIDDLE NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.26291, 38.02214

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BUNCHY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Homer

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 500 FT. TUNNEL; 300 FT. AND 80 FT. CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit 3 PATENTED CLAIMS ; MAY INCLUDE THE BRIDGEPORT,GOLD HILL,GRAND PRIZE, NIOMA, AND NIOMA NO.2 CLAIMS SHOWN ON CLAIM MAP OF CARPENTER AND GILCRIST(1980). THESE PROPERTIES LIE GENERALLY IN THE SW/4 SECTION 19, T.2N,R.25E. ; 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

Beyond USGS

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