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Clover Patch, Gold Lode, B. B. and Old Glory Groups of Claims.

Past Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101179
MRDS ID C010508
Record type Site
Current site name Clover Patch, Gold Lode, B. B. and Old Glory Groups of Claims.
Related records 10140345

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.63734, 37.67466 (WGS84)
Elevation 2402
Relative position 3 MI. N ROUND MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watterson Canyon(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 030E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT WORKINGS ARE STATED TO CARRY FROM $2.50 - $15 IN AU, AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.63734, 37.67466
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Seams

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS FOLLOW N TRENDING RHYOLITIC DIKES ( 2 - 6 FT THICK ) FORMING MAIN RIDGES IN THE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SHORT TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 122 , PL. 1 .

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1927 , 23RD REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 378 - 379 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PARALLEL VEINS, EXTEND FROM CASA DIABLO MINE TO WILDROSE CANYON.
Deposit COMPRISE 52 CLAIMS. GOLD LODE GP. CONSISTS OF 19 CLAIMS. B. B. GROUP CONSISTS OF 8 CLAIMS AND FOUR LEAF CLOVER CONSISTS OF 13 CLAIMS. PLATE 1 OF TUCKER & SAMPSON ( 1940 ) INDICATE CLAIMS ARE IN SEC. 13 . TOPO MAP, HOWEVER, SHOWS PROSPECTS IN SEC. 23 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey CLEANED UP HOST ROCKS AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS.
Updater 04-OCT-1991 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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