Lora Mine (Loughlin Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lora Mine (Loughlin Mine) | Mine |
Banner Ridge | Ridge |
Chidago Mining District | Mining District |
Benton Range | Mountain Range |
Mono County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 34'' North , 118° 33' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Benton | 280 (2011) | 13.8km |
Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 19.1km |
Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 24.0km |
Mesa | 251 (2011) | 32.3km |
Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 32.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
83210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:83210:1
GUID (UUID V4):
e2007fea-3fbd-46d7-9440-dbdd795b5aab
A former Ag-Au-Pb mine located in the SE¼ sec. 4 & in the NE¼ sec. 9, T3S, R31E, MDM, 3.0 km (9,900 feet) NE of Banner Ridge (coordinates of record) (2.5 miles E of Wildrose Canyon), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10,000 meters (NOTE: This value is presented in MRDS file #10076913 and is unreasonable based on the totality of data presented in the 3 MRDS files).
Mineralization is a vein deposit with a pay streak 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) thick. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 3 (Eastern Sierra Nevada) and/or Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings comprised of an incline 90 feet deep.
Ore said to be high grade.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10076913 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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