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Golden Gate

Past Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034550
MRDS ID M021372
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Gate
Related records 10117416

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.39072, 37.97131 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Relative position 1 MILE S.W. OF SONORA, ON A RIDGE E. OF WOODS CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sonora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tuolumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 014E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.39072, 37.97131
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E
    Dip 35 - 65 SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE VEIN CUTS ACROSS TO HOST ROCKS WHICH STRIKE N 10 E, DIPPING EASTWARD. AT LEAST IN THREE LOCATIONS BELOW THE SURFACE CROSSCUTTING QUARTZ VEINS INTERSECT THE MAIN VEIN THROUGH THE HANGING WALL BUT NO SIGN OF VALUABLE MINERALIZATION. AT THE 300 FT. LEVEL 500 FT FROM THE SHAFT THE MAIN VEIN HAS BEEN STOPED ALONG A RICH MINERALIZED ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mother Lode Belt

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN SHAFT 700 FT. WITH 200 FT. WINZE BELOW 700 FT. JUST N.E. OF SHAFT; TEN LEVELS, THREE ABOVE COLLAR OF SHAFT; DRIFT ADIT 1100 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 149

  • Deposit

    STORMS, W.H., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL 18 , P. 134

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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