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I X L

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101061
MRDS ID C004735
Record type Site
Current site name I X L
Alternate or previous names Ophir Lode
Related records 10211445

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.77071, 38.62297 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/4 MI NNW OF OLD SILVER MOUNTAIN TOWNSITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ebbetts Pass(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 16,21 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. IN IXL OR SCANDINAVIAN CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ALTHOUGH REPORTED ASSAYS WERE HIGH, COMPLEX ORES WERE DIFFICULT TO TREAT. IN 1863 ORE THAT WAS SAID TO ASSAY $250/TON, YIELDED $125/TON BY MILLING.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Proustite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.77071, 38.62297
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN OF SILICIFIED BRECCIA A FEW FT THICK W ORE BODIES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS FIRST WORKED IN 1861 , AN ORE BODY YIELDED $50000 - 60000 WORTH OF GOLD AND SILVER.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2000 FT ADIT W 400 FT WINZE. 2ND UPPER 500 FT ADIT. 400 FT SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1977 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES ON ALPINE COUNTY, CALIF: CDMG COUNTY REPT NO 8 P 29 , 30 , 45 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1923 , ALPINE CO: CALIF STATE MINING BUR, 18TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, AUG, P. 361 - 362 .

  • Deposit

    IRELAN, W., JR., 1888 , ALPINE CO: CALIF STATE MINING BUR, 8TH ANNUAL REPT STATE MINERALOGIST, P 38 , 39 .

  • Production

    CLARK, 1977 ; LOGAN, 1923

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN
Deposit CONSISTS OF 5 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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