The Patterson Mining District is a gold and silver mine located in Mono county, California.
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Patterson Mining District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Patterson Mining District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: PATTERSON MINING DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: MONO MINING CO. OF NEVADA
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: LODE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1882
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: W SIDE OF SIERRA NEVADA FAULT BLOCK IN SWEETWATER MTS.
Type: L
Description: PRE-VEIN EMPLACEMENT FAULTING WHERE VEINS STEEPLY DIPPING (LOW-GRADE ORE).
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WHITING, H. A., 1888 , MONO COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 8 , P. 357 - 363 .
Reference (Deposit): MATHIZ, F., 1927 , THE PATTERSON MINING DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
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