Gator No. 2

Prospect in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235975
MAS/MILS ID 0060270282
Record type Site
Current site name Gator No. 2
Alternate or previous names Bull Domingo, Birch Creek Rare Ii Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.10873, 37.43184 (WGS84)
Elevation 2706
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crooked Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bishop(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eureka-Saline Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(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 Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 S 035 E 14 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.10873, 37.43184

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 48M
    Width 35M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N40E:70S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840729

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Rains, Richard U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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