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Alpine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006816
MRDS ID C004750
Record type Site
Current site name Alpine
Alternate or previous names Happy Thought, Lewis, And Markleeville

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.60571, 38.67602 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/4 MI S OF LEVIATHAN PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Topaz 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 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BELIEVED TO CONTAIN FREE GOLD ( 1900 ) BUT MOST VALUE WAS IN FINE-GRAINED DISSEMINATED PYRITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

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) -119.60571, 38.67602
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITS LOCATED ALONG W MARGIN OF SILICIFICATION, IN ROUGHLY PARALLEL AU AND AG BEARING VEINS AND SEAMS IN SHEAR ZONES. THICKNESS 1 - 6 FT. ONE ORE BODY REPORTED 60 FT LONG. 2 ORE SHOOTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Monitor - Mogul

Comments on the production information

  • RECENT OUTPUT OF MINE ( - 1977 ) COMBINED W ZACA MINE FIGURES. BULK OF PRODUCTION FROM 2 ORE SHOOTS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT W E FACE 50 FT HIGH. ALSO A NUMBER OF E-TRENDING XCUT ADITS. LOWEST ADIT 1000+ LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1977 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CALIF.: CDMG COUNTY REPT. NO. 8 , P. 17 , 19 , FIG. 4 , 44 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1921 , ALPINE CO.: CALIF. STATE MINING BUR., 17TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 401 .

  • Production

    CLARK, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SEAM, ORE SHOOTS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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