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Lowman Molybdenum Blue Speck

Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109261
MRDS ID M010359
Record type Site
Current site name Lowman Molybdenum Blue Speck
Related records 10140390

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.2732, 38.43992 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6 MI. FROM SWEETWATER, NEVADA, ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA BORDER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Patterson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(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 Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 025E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.2732, 38.43992
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SAMPLES INSPECTED SHOWED THE ORE TO BE GRANITE, CARRYING ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS OF ONE PERCENT MOLYBDENITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Patterson

Comments on the production information

  • $8000-$10,000 MO CONCENTRATES SOLD 1932-35

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 36, NO. 2, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    REPT. 17, P. 154

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1182E, P. 38

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE. 6 CLAIMS MO IN QUARTZ VEINS AND APLITE. AVE. 0.33% MOS2, RANGE 0.2-0.9%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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