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Monarch Mine

Occurrence in Trinity county in California, United States with commodities Molybdenum, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008334
MRDS ID D000392
Record type Site
Current site name Monarch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.91778, 40.96651 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 MI NORTHWEST OF MINERSVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Siligo Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Trinity Alps Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 036N 009W 07,18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferrimolybdite Ore
Molybdenite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.91778, 40.96651
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form UNKNOWN

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLOTS IN PRE-CRETACEOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS ON REDDING GEOLOGIC MAP. NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KING, R.U., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 75.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MRDS RECORD M030132 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUL-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1991 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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