Granite Coos

Occurrence in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031549
MRDS ID M010562
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Coos
Related records 10116030

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -118.54197, 37.65921 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Banner Ridge(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 003S 031E 26,27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -118.54197, 37.65921

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: INCLUSION OF CALCAREOUS ROCKS AND SERICITE HORNFELS IN ALASKITE. BEDS STRIKE N. 20 DEG. W. AND DIP 25? NE. ORE ZONE ABOUT 70' WIDE ON SURFACE WITH STRATIGRAPHIC THICKNESS OF 35'; ORE CONSISTS OF OXIDIZED, CLAYEY, YELLOW MASSES CONTAINING FINELY DIVIDED SCHEELITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 8000 TONS PROBABLE ORE IN SIGHT; MIGHT BE ANOTHER 20,000 TONS.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHORT AIDTS, OPEN PIT, SHALLOW INCLINED SHAFT; WORKINGS MOSTLY CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 48, P. 8 AND PL. 1

  • Deposit

    USGS B. 922-S, P. 591-2

  • Deposit

    B. 725, P. 276-7; ADD. REF.: CALIF. V. 38, NOS. 3 AND 4, P. 339; GQ-99

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.