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Dark Horse Mine

Occurrence in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031573
MRDS ID M010632
Record type Site
Current site name Dark Horse Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -118.34968, 37.5064 (WGS84)
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

Chalfant Valley(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

LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005S 033E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE ORE BODY HAS THE FORM OF A BUNCH OR KIDNEY INSTEAD OF A VEIN AND CONSISTS OF SUGARY QUARTZ , IN PLACES WHITE, IN OTHERS DEEPLY STAINED WITH IRON OXIDE. COUNTRY ROCK IS LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 110' SHAFT, AND TUNNELS AND CROSSCUTS TOTALING 700' IN LENGTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF REPT. 12, P 178

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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