The Golden Gate is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,801 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.97139, -120.38972
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Golden Gate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Gate
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Mother Lode Belt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: M
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT 700 FT. WITH 200 FT. WINZE BELOW 700 FT. JUST N.E. OF SHAFT; TEN LEVELS, THREE ABOVE COLLAR OF SHAFT; DRIFT ADIT 1100 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE VEIN CUTS ACROSS TO HOST ROCKS WHICH STRIKE N 10 E, DIPPING EASTWARD. AT LEAST IN THREE LOCATIONS BELOW THE SURFACE CROSSCUTTING QUARTZ VEINS INTERSECT THE MAIN VEIN THROUGH THE HANGING WALL BUT NO SIGN OF VALUABLE MINERALIZATION. AT THE 300 FT. LEVEL 500 FT FROM THE SHAFT THE MAIN VEIN HAS BEEN STOPED ALONG A RICH MINERALIZED ZONE.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 149
Reference (Deposit): STORMS, W.H., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL 18 , P. 134
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