Carlotta Consolidated Group

The Carlotta Consolidated Group is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,598 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Carlotta Consolidated Group  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.97583, -120.24389

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Carlotta Consolidated Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carlotta Consolidated Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron


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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN LENSES WITHIN THE VEIN

Comment (Workings): ON CARLOTTA VEIN A SHAFT 246 FT.; ON PENNSYLVANIA VEIN A SHAFT 200 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO VEINS ON PROPERTY. CARLOTTA VEIN STRIKES N 45 E AND DIPS 80 NW; PENNSYLVANIA VEIN STRIKES N 20 E, DIPS 20 E. BOTH VEINS HAVE AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 18 INCHES.

Comment (Deposit): THIS MINE COMPRISES THREE CLAIMS-CARLOTTA, N. CARLOTTA, PENNSYLVANIA. NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND


References

Reference (Deposit): IRELAN, WM. JR., 1892 , ELEVENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 499

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT 14 , P. 141


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