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Providence

Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Iron
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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. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111244
MRDS ID W026058
Record type Site
Current site name Providence
Related records 10239057

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.21766, 37.9502 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES S.E. OF TUOLUMNE, IN THE CANYON OF THE N. FORK OF THE TUOLUMNE RIVER.

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tuolumne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 016E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE CONTAINS 2 PERCENT PYRITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.21766, 37.9502
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 8 E
    Dip 45 E
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TWO PARALLEL VEINS ON PROPERTY WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years PRINCIPALLY 1897 TO 1908

Mining district

District name East Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 36.423HA

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 1300 FT WITH DRIFTS TO 700 FT LEVEL ON FOOTWALL VEIN WHILE DRIFTS BELOW TO 1100 FT. LEVEL ON HANGING WALL VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1928 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 24 , P. 20

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 159

  • Production

    LOGAN, C.A., 1928

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPRISES 90 ACRES INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: PROVIDENCE, GOOD ENOUGH, CONSUELLO, E. CONSUELLO, AND E. PROVIDENCE. THIS REPORT BASED ON RECORDS OF THE PROVIDENCE CLAIM.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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