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St. Helena Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 38' 19'' North , 119° 46' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Markleeville210 (2014)6.2km
Alpine Village114 (2011)15.3km
Mesa Vista200 (2011)18.8km
Topaz Lake157 (2011)21.6km
Coleville495 (2011)25.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
74548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74548:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5dfbd1a5-23f7-4ab5-bee6-2afbd62e77d3


A former Au-Ag mine located in sec. 9, T9N, R21E, MDM (see note, below), 3.8 km (2.4 miles) NNW of Silver Mountain site, in the headwaters area of Indian Creek, on National Forest land. Prospected in the 1860's. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

NOTE: MRDS file #10034949 provides a T&R value of R30E, which would put this locality in Nevada. The correct value of R21E from MRDS file #10235410 is presented in this file.

Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in volcanic rock. Local rocks include Tertiary pyroclastic and volcanic mudflow deposits, unit 9 (Cascade Range).

Workings include underground openings comprised of a 100 foot deep shaft.

Production data are found in: Clark (1977).

No other production record found.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10034949

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