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Patterson and Lennon Mines

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. 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 10077918
MRDS ID W025998
Record type Site
Current site name Patterson and Lennon Mines
Related records 10117486

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.47433, 37.9963 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position 1/2 MILE N. OF TUTTLETOWN ON THE S.W. SLOPE OF JACKASS HILL.

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 Stanislaus(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 002N 014E 29 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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.47433, 37.9963
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 W
    Dip 65 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TWO PARALLEL VEINS ONLY ONE OF WHICH HAS PRODUCED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mother Lode Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 18.212HA

Comments on the workings information

  • NORTH SHAFT WITH 6 LEVELS WITH 4TH AND 6TH LEVELS EXTENDING NORTH. FROM SOUTH SHAFT 160 FT LEVEL DRIFT 385 FT. SOUTH AND AT 260 FT. LEVEL DRIFT 120 FT. SOUTH. FROM 6TH LEVEL IN NORTH SHAFT CROSSCUTS COMPLETED TO SOUTH SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1922 , AUBURN FIELD DIVISION, TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CAL.: CMB REPT. 18 , P. 100

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO LENSES OF ORE, ONE HAVING BEEN 147 FT. LONG AND OF HIGH-GRADE.

Reporter information

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

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