Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryMolybdenum, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLODE
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlWHERE SMALL VERTICAL FISSURES INTERSECT VEINS (HIGH-GRADE ORE)
Geology
StructurePRE-VEIN EMPLACEMENT FAULTING WHERE VEINS STEEPLY DIPPING (LOW-GRADE ORE)., W SIDE OF SIERRA NEVADA FAULT BLOCK IN SWEETWATER MTS.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID60000932
MRDS IDM022171
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.41212, -119.23267
References
WHITING, H. A., 1888 , MONO COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 8 , P. 357 - 363 .MATHIZ, F., 1927 , THE PATTERSON MINING DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.