Tioga Mine (Homestake Mine), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tioga Mine (Homestake Mine) | Mine |
| Bennettville | - not defined - |
| Tioga Mining District | Mining District |
| Mono County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 56' 9'' North , 119° 15' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Vining | 222 (2011) | 12.1km |
| Mono City | 172 (2011) | 15.3km |
| June Lake | 629 (2011) | 23.6km |
| Yosemite Valley | 1,035 (2011) | 35.5km |
| Bridgeport | 575 (2011) | 35.6km |
A former Cu-Pb-Zn-Au-Co mine located in sec. 19, T1N, R25E, and in sec. 24, T1N, R24E, MDM, 0.3 km (1,100 feet) SE of Bennettville site, along Mine Creek, W of Lee Vining (headwaters of Lee Vining Creek, 12 miles W of Mono Lake), about 3.2 miles NW of Mount Dana, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in metasedimentary rocks. The ore body strikes NW and dips steeply SW at a thickness of 12.19 meters. The country rocks are metamorphosed sediments highly tilted and folded. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 6 (Mono Lake) and/or Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 548.64 meters, and are comprised of 1 adit, driven S30W for 1,800 feet in 1934.
production information: No production values available.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in metasedimentary rocks. The ore body strikes NW and dips steeply SW at a thickness of 12.19 meters. The country rocks are metamorphosed sediments highly tilted and folded. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 6 (Mono Lake) and/or Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 3 (Mojave Desert, Death Valley area, and Eastern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 548.64 meters, and are comprised of 1 adit, driven S30W for 1,800 feet in 1934.
production information: No production values available.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Abundant in quartz. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10034117 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060510075
Turner, Henry Ward (1894) Notes on the gold ores of California. American Journal of Science, 3rd series: 47: 467-473.[…(abstract): Zeitschr., prakt. Geologie, Jahrg. 4: 275 (1896)]: 469.
