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Rattler

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. 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. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007174
MRDS ID C010363
Record type Site
Current site name Rattler
Related records 10164380

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.2707, 38.4352 (WGS84)
Elevation 2957
Relative position 1.5 MI NE WHEELER PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Patterson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe 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 007N 025E 30 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SE 1/4 NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE HIGH GRADE, IN MANY PLACES AU IS 1/6 OF TOTAL VALUE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.2707, 38.4352
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 50 W
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PORPHYRY IS DESCRIBED AS WHITE AND "PORCELAIN - LIKE".

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Patterson

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 TUNNELS EXPOSING VEIN VERTICALLY FOR OVER 300 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 182

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, ORE CARRIES AU, OTHER CARRIES AU, AG.
Deposit BELIEVED LATER TO HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE KENTUCK MINE. ; 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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