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Colorado No.2 Tarshish

Producer in Alpine county in California, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109090
MRDS ID M004753
Record type Site
Current site name Colorado No.2 Tarshish
Related records 10186858

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.69849, 38.66352 (WGS84)
Relative position SW 1/4 ELEV. 6200'. PART OF ZACA MINES

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 010N 021E 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.69849, 38.66352
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ACCORDING TO CALIF. ST. MNG. BUR. REPT. 8, P.37, THIS WAS THE MOST NORTHERLY MINE. THE ADVANCE WAS AN EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH, THE LINCOLN WAS AN EXTENSION OF ADVANCE TO THE SOUTH, THEN PROSPECTS LAST RESORT AND FLINT TO THE SOUTH, THEN MARIAN MINE WITH VEIN PARALLEL TO THE ADVANCE TO THE SOUTHEAST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Monitor

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRINCIPAL SILVER PRODUCER IN COUNTY.ORE AVE.$12/TON.SHAFT OR TUNNEL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP.ADJOINS ADVANCE MINE AND IS ABOVE IT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. ST. MNG. BUR. 8TH REPORT, 1888, P.37; 17TH REPORT 1921, P.401; 18TH REPORT, CH. 8, 1922, P.360

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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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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