The Lamphere is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.05, -120.20111
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Lamphere MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lamphere
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
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: 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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 2 ORE SHOOTS FOUND, EACH BEING 60 FT. IN LENGTH.
Comment (Workings): 2 INCLINED SHAFT; 500 FT. ON MAIN VEIN, AND 215 FT. ON HANGING WALL VEIN. 5 DRIFTS 167 , 217 , 267 , 317 , AND 417 FT. SHAFTS CONNECTED THROUGH WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN THICKNESS RANGES FROM 1 TO 3 FT.
Comment (Deposit): THIS MINE IS ONE IN A GROUP WITH THE CONFIDENCE MINE, LYING ADJACENT TO THE EDITH AND JESSIE MINING CLAIM.
References
Reference (Production): IN PRESTON, E. B., 1892
Reference (Deposit): PRESTON, E. B., 1892 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 11 , P. 503 - 504
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