The Little Bodie Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 8,051 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,051 Feet (2,454 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.11722, -119.15028
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Little Bodie Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Bodie Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE VALUES SAID TO BE $12/TON
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. E 1/2 SW 1/4 AND W 1/2 SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, 2 - 4 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 175 FT. INCLINE WITH LEVELS AT 100 FT. AND 150 FT. MILL.
Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 126 , PL. 1
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