The Tiptop Claim Mcgee Mtn. is a tungsten mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.58722, -118.81667
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Tiptop Claim Mcgee Mtn. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tiptop Claim Mcgee Mtn.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: A PARTIALLY MASKED ELLIPTICAL OUTCROP OF TACTITE 350' LONG AND 200' WIDE SURROUNDED BY GRANITE, CONTAINS A LITTLE SCHEELITE IN IRREGULAR, NARROW ZONES THAT TREND E AND W. MOST OF THE TACTITE IS BARREN, HOWEVER, AT E EDGE IS A SINGLE STREAK OF HIGH-GRADE ORE 6' WIDE, 15' LONG AND EXPOSED TO A DEPTH OF 10'; APPEARS UNDER THE ULTRA-VIOLET LAMP TO CONTAIN ABOUT 5% WO3 AND MAY AMOUNT TO 90 TONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B. 931-E, P. 99-100 AND PL. 14
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MR-25, NO. 50
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 38, NOS. 3 AND 4, P. 339; ADD. REF.: USGS PROF. PAPER 385, P. 94, PL. 1
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