Long Valley

Prospect in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140266
MAS/MILS ID 0060510220
Record type Site
Current site name Long Valley

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.91346, 37.62073 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bloody Mountain(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 004 S 028 E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.91346, 37.62073

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 HOT SPRING
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 970529

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Long Valley District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Amax Gold, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1997
    First year 1997
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Royal Gold Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1997
    First year 1996
    Last year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner Standard Industrial Minerals, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Year 1997

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 32400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.65 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 14300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.65 g/mt Gold Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 46700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.65 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 19, 1997, V329, #8447, P232.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V 86, #15, APRIL 12, 1997, P40.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL., 84, #?, 1/07/95.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 3, 1996, PB5.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL., 86, #15, APRIL 12, 1997,

  • Deposit

    PP. 40, 60, 61.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 9-13-97, P.9.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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