Neal Mine

Occurrence in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031545
MRDS ID M010546
Record type Site
Current site name Neal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.57845, 37.7166 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 6 MI. SW OF BENTON.

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 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.57845, 37.7166

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LARGE VEIN OF QUARTZ IN GRANITE TRACED FOR SEVERAL MILES BOTH N AND S. THE GREAT BODY OF THE LEDGE IS LOW GRADE, BUT IN MIDDLE AND ON THE FOOT- AND HANGING -WALLS THERE ARE RICH SEAMS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • OPENED IN 1878

Comments on the workings information

  • 156' TUNNEL, 47' SHAFT, AND CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 181-2

  • Deposit

    GQ-99

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.

Authoritative California resources

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