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West Tower Otey Claims

Occurrence in Mono 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031543
MRDS ID M010542
Record type Site
Current site name West Tower Otey Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -118.54184, 37.70274 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Banner Ridge(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 003S 031E 03,10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -118.54184, 37.70274
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE IN SMALL TACTITE BODIES AND IN QUARTZOSE LENSES IN MARBLE NEAR GRANODIORITE CONTACT; OCCURRENCES ARE SMALL AND SPOTTY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MINOR PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • 26' SHAFT, SHORT ADIT, AND SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT 48, P.8 AND PL. 1

  • Deposit

    USGS B. 922-S, P. 592-3

  • Deposit

    B. 725, P. 276-7; ADD. REF.: CALIF. V. 38, NOS. 3 AND 4, P. 339; GQ-99

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPECIAL REPT. 48, P. 8 SHOWS SEC. 10, SPECIAL REPT. 48, PL. 1 SHOWS SEC. 3, TOPO MAP SHOWS PROSPECT IN SEC. 10

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 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

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