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Alvord Mine

Prospect in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10285491
MRDS ID M024069
MAS/MILS ID 0060270524
Record type Site
Current site name Alvord Mine
Related records 10103476

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.19283, 37.14355 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Uhlmeyer Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bishop(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 Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009 S 034 E 30 California

Comments on the location information

  • NOT WITHIN RARE II STUDY AREA MLA OPEN FILE REPORT 86-83 BY SW SCHMAUCH EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN BUT MIGHT POSSIBLY BE THE SAME PROPERTY AS THE BIG PINE COPPER DESCRIPTION OF WORKINGS DONT MATCH HELICOPTER RECONN IN THIS AREA DID NOT INDICATE PRESENCE OF ANY LARGE DUMPS OR LARGE WORKINGS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.19283, 37.14355
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
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 Schmauch, Steven W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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