Mcalpine

Producer in Tuolumne county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10238764
MRDS ID W026053
MAS/MILS ID 0061090645
Record type Site
Current site name Mcalpine
Alternate or previous names Mc'Alpine
Related records 10077964

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.25379, 37.76602 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tuolumne(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moccasin(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 002 S 016 E 18 NW California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCAT: 2 MI NO. OF TUOLUMNE CO. LINE ON WHY49 SIGN NO.7887; 5 MI NO. OF COULTERVILLE ON HWY49

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.25379, 37.76602

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Mining method Combined Methods

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jerry And Joan Dubson
    ID 404515
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    24TH REPT STATE MINERALOGIST P32

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPT DATED JUNE, 1981

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P233.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P161.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/09/1981
MSHA mine ID0404515
Mine name (MSHA)Mc Alpine Mine
Current operatorJerry Dubson Partner
Current controller (parent)Dubson Jerry & Joan
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative California resources

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