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Argosy

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007194
MRDS ID C010438
Record type Site
Current site name Argosy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.98429, 37.59021 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804
Relative position 1/2 MI. SE OF MAMMOTH MINE OR MAMMOTH CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bloody Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crowley 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 004S 027E 22 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MAXIUM OF 17 OZ. AG/TON

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.44M

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

  • DRIFTS 150 FT., CROSSCUTS 125 FT.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 6 - 8 FT. THICK
Deposit LOCATION TAKEN FROM TOPO. ; 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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