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Washington

Past Producer in Alpine 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036246
MRDS ID M024322
Record type Site
Current site name Washington
Alternate or previous names Garfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.71266, 38.65658 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI SE OF OLD SILVER MOUNTAIN TOWNSITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Heenan Lake(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 009N 020E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MINOR AMOUNTS OF AU & AG VALUES YIELDED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.71266, 38.65658
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN IN ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCK. MOUNTAIN, MAMMOTH AND SILVER CREEK MINES LIE NW OF WASHINGTON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Mountain

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1860.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS AND DRIFTS. ONE ADIT RUNS 300 FT IN COUNTRY ROCK AND 450 FT ALONG LINE OF VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1977 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CALIF.: CDMG COUNTY REPT. NO. 8 , P. 46

  • Production

    CLARK, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 1 - 4 FT THICK, 18 IN AVERAGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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