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Saratoga Mine (Saratoga; Lexington; Ranger Mine; / Lexington Mine; Ranger Mine), Chalfant Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USAi
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Saratoga Mine (Saratoga; Lexington; Ranger Mine; / Lexington Mine; Ranger Mine)Mine
Chalfant PeakPeak
White MountainsMountain Range
Mono CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 27' 52'' North , 118° 18' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.46444,-118.31139
GeoHash:
G#: 9qev5u0q0
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek2,645 (2011)12.6km
Bishop3,806 (2017)13.4km
West Bishop2,607 (2011)17.1km
Mesa251 (2011)21.0km
Wilkerson563 (2011)21.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
83331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83331:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au-Cu-Ag mine located in sec. 36, T5S, R33E, MDM, 7.6 km (4.7 miles) S of Chalfant Peak, on National Forest land (located claim). Owned by Rob Marsh, Pasadena, California and John Bruenger, El Segundo, California (1980). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Local rocks include Cambrian marine rocks.

Workings include unspecified surface and underground openings.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10237357

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510396
Schmauch, Steven W., David A. Lipton, Richard L. Rains, and Richard A. Winters (1983), Summary Report – Mineral Investigation of the White Mountains RARE II Area (No. A5058), Inyo and Mono Counties, California, and Esmeralda and Mineral Counties, Nevada, U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 94-83: Table 4, No. 101, p. 50.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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