The Dreisam is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 3,301 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
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9975, -120.22694
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Dreisam MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dreisam
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: East Belt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE FORMS LENSES WITHIN VEINS
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 500 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THREE VEINS ON PROPERTY: CUTTER VEIN, N 40 W/45 NE; YELLOW JACKET VEIN, N 80 E/80 E; OPHIR VEIN, N/75 E. AVERAGE THICKNESS OF VEINS ARE ABOUT 18 INCHES. VEINS ARE CUT BY SERIES OF DIORITE DIKES 6 INCHES TO 2 FT THICK. YELLOW JACKET VEIN FAULTED 50 FT. WEST OF CUTTER VEIN AT 200 FT. LEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): STORM, E.M., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 139
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 144
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