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Exchequer

Past Producer in Alpine county in California, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Antimony
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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. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103144
MRDS ID M022024
Record type Site
Current site name Exchequer
Alternate or previous names Acacia, Buckeye, Saugatuck Etal
Related records 10211204

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.78905, 38.63352 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI S OF MARKLEEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Markleeville(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 08,09,16 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. AT HEAD OF SCANDANAVIAN CANYON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VARYING AMOUNTS OF GOLD & SILVER SULFIDES. COMPLEX SULFIDE OR REBELLIOUS ORES HARD TO CONCENTRATE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.78905, 38.63352
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW
    Dip NR 90
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3 PARALLEL LEDGES OF SILICIFIED BRECCIA IN ALTERED VOLC. ROCKS, AVE 5 FT THICK, DIP NEARLY VERT.

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

  • SOME PROSPECTING 1967 - 1970 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL DRIFT ADITS, ONE 810 FT LONG ON BUCKEYE VEIN, & A 200 FT SHAFT. EFFORT LONG AGO TO CONSTRUCT AN 8500 FT X CUT TO IXL MINE, SAID TO BE HALF COMPLETED IN 1888 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1977 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CALIF.: CDMG COUNTY REPT. NO. 8 , P. 29 , 45 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1923 , ALPINE CO.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUR., 18TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, AUG., P. 360 , 361 .

  • Deposit

    IRELAN, W. JR., 1888 , ALPINE CO.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUR., 8TH ANNUAL REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 39 .

  • Production

    CLARK, 1977 , LOGAN, 1923

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN OF SILICIFIED BRECCIA

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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