Golden Gate Mine, Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 35'' North , 119° 32' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Walker | 721 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Coleville | 495 (2011) | 6.7km |
| Topaz Lake | 157 (2011) | 20.7km |
| Topaz Ranch Estates | 1,501 (2017) | 25.3km |
| Markleeville | 210 (2014) | 29.7km |
A former lode Au-W mine located in sec. 26, T8N, R22E, MDM, 4.8 km (3.0 miles) NNE of Antelope Peak. Property consisted of 15 claims as of 1917. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit, with 2 veins 2 to 4 feet thick, hosted in schist. The ore body is lenticular in form, strikes N60E and dips 38 at a thickness of 1.22 meters. Associated rocks include diabase. Local rocks include Cretaceous marine rocks (in part nonmarine), unit 2 (West Walker River).
Workings include unspecified underground openings comprised of 5 tunnels at 300 to 1,800 feet long plus a mill.
Production data are found in: Eakle & McLaughlin (1917).
Production statistics: Year 1913: Period 1912 - 1913: 6,739.8 metric tons. No other production record found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10007148 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510019
