Mohawk Shaft

The Mohawk Shaft is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,299 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

Name: Mohawk Shaft  

State:  California

County:  Mono

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.49889, -118.30528

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Mohawk Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mohawk Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten


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: 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

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): 230 LBS. OF CONCENTRATE RECOVERED AVG. 52.17 % WO3 FROM 14 TONS OF ORE. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): PRIMARILY A GOLD MINE, BUT MORE WORK COULD RECOVER SCHEELITE AS A BY-PRODUCT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BATEMAN, P. C., 1956 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BISHOP TUNGSTEN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES & GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 47 , P. 80 .

Reference (Deposit): NETZEBAND, F. F., AND OTHERS, 1952 , MONO COUNTY: US BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL YEARBOOK, V. 3 , P. 190 .


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