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Phoenix Lake

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077968
MRDS ID W026060
Record type Site
Current site name Phoenix Lake
Related records 10165612

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.21155, 37.94381 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Relative position ABOUT 3 MILES S.E. OF TUOLUMNE, NEAR THE PROVIDENCE MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tuolumne(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)

Federal lands

Stanislaus National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 016E 15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.21155, 37.94381
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Thickness 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE CLAIM COVERS OVER 1500 FT IN LENGTH ON THE VEIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT 265 FT WITH DRIFT 165 FT AT 170 FT LEVEL, AND DRIFT 491 FT AT 265 FT LEVEL; AT LEAST 4 WINZES IN WORKINGS, EXTENT UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1928 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CAL.: CMB REPT. 24 , P. 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MINE COMPOSED OF TWO CLAIMS, THE PHOENIX AND THE CENTRAL. NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Reporter information

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

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