USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Mono County
Tiptop Prospect
Unconfirmed Tungsten Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Mono
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Tiptop Mine, Laurel-Mcgee Rare Ii Area
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former W mine located in the SW¼SE¼ sec. 19, T4S, R29E, MDM, 1.7 km (5,600 feet) N of McGee Mountain (coordinates of record) and 9.4 km (5.9 miles) WNW of Aspen Springs (town), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location …
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Scheelite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 83378
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (1)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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