The Clover Patch, Gold Lode, B. B. and Old Glory Groups of Claims. is a gold and silver mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 7,881 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: 7,881 Feet (2,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.67472, -118.63639
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Clover Patch, Gold Lode, B. B. and Old Glory Groups of Claims. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clover Patch, Gold Lode, B. B. and Old Glory Groups of Claims.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT WORKINGS ARE STATED TO CARRY FROM $2.50 - $15 IN AU, AG.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISE 52 CLAIMS. GOLD LODE GP. CONSISTS OF 19 CLAIMS. B. B. GROUP CONSISTS OF 8 CLAIMS AND FOUR LEAF CLOVER CONSISTS OF 13 CLAIMS. PLATE 1 OF TUCKER & SAMPSON ( 1940 ) INDICATE CLAIMS ARE IN SEC. 13 . TOPO MAP, HOWEVER, SHOWS PROSPECTS IN SEC. 23 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SHORT TUNNELS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEINS FOLLOW N TRENDING RHYOLITIC DIKES ( 2 - 6 FT THICK ) FORMING MAIN RIDGES IN THE AREA.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL VEINS, EXTEND FROM CASA DIABLO MINE TO WILDROSE CANYON.
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. 122 , PL. 1 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1927 , 23RD REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 378 - 379 .
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