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Silver Reef

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031567
MRDS ID M010612
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Reef

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.61984, 37.68827 (WGS84)
Elevation 1798
Relative position 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BENTON

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 003 0030 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.61984, 37.68827
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 60 W
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE BELT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WIDE AND IN VICINITY OF VEINS, IT IS INTRUDED BY DIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1918 - 1920

Mining district

District name Chidago

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPMENTS REPORTED TO CARRY $60 - $200 PER TON IN LEAD AND SILVER. SMELTER RECOVERY; 2.72 % PB, 114 OZ AG/TON, SOME AU AND CU. NO PRODUCTION VALUES AVAILABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 8 SHAFTS ON EASTERLY VEIN, 100 FT. APART AND VARY IN DEPTH FROM 50 - 300 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 567 - 568

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON, R.J. AND TUCKER, W.B., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 146

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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