The Moccasin Creek is a mine located in Tuolumne county, California.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Moccasin Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moccasin Creek
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2861
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT; RANSON TUNNEL; MACHINE SHOP TUNNEL; LIDSTONE TUNNEL.
Comment (Deposit): FROM THE TUOLUMNE RIVER GOING SOUTH IN THIS RANGE A DEPOSIT OF COPPER WITH HEAVY IRON CROPPINGS FOR OVER A MILE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 249
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 17 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
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