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Alpine Mine

Producer in Alpine county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028001
MRDS ID M004722
Record type Site
Current site name Alpine Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.97072, 38.72713 (WGS84)
Relative position IN NW 1/4 OF SEC. 950'S, 2100'E FROM NW COR. ELEV. 8700'

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carson Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(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 Alpine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010N 018E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE. A REAL GEOLOGY OF VICINITY OF MINE IS IN GSA BULL. V. 72, NO. 12, 1961, PL. 2. SURFACE AT MINE IS SKARN NEAR GRANODIORITE-METASEDIMENT CONTACT. THIS REPORT MAKES IT SEEM IMPROBABLE THAT THE MINE EXTENDS INTO SEC.2

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hope Valley

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Don Burgner

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DOM BULL. 142, P.33

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN YB V. 3, 1952, P.177

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.