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Montague Mine Star

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031467
MRDS ID M010298
Record type Site
Current site name Montague Mine Star
Related records 10261818

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.30987, 38.43992 (WGS84)
Relative position SHOWN ON TOPO MAP IN NW1/4 SW1/4 SEC.23; THIS IS PROB. THE STAR CLAIM(#6)SHOWN IN SEC. 22 ON PL. 1 OF V. 36

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)

West 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 024E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.30987, 38.43992
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Patterson

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 36, NO. 2, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    CALIF REPT. 8 (1888), P. 357-363

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WITHIN THE COMSTOCK GOLD-SILVER BELT WHICH RUNS ALONG CREST OF SWEETWATER RANGE WHERE IT CROSSES BETWEEN HEADS OF SWEETWATER AND FERRIS CANYONS AT ALT. 10,000'+

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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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.