The Rappahannock is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,624 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: 1,624 Feet (495 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9725, -120.45889
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Rappahannock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rappahannock
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Mother Lode Belt
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): HIGH-GRADE ORE ENCOUNTERED
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 1150 FT. IN FOOTWALL; CROSSCUT TO VEIN AT 350 FT. LEVEL FOR 250 FT.; CROSSCUT AT 600 FT LEVEL 140 FT. TO VEIN AND EAST INTO HANGING WALL ADDITIONAL 100 FT.; CROSSCUT AT 1100 FT LEVEL 295 FT EAST CROSSCUTTING VEIN AND HANGING WALL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINE FOOTWALL, SLATE ON HANGING WALL. VEIN 70 FT THICK BETWEEN HOST ROCKS, BUT ORE VEIN IN FOOTWALL SEPARATED FROM CONTACT VEIN BY THIN LAYER OF GOUGE; VEIN AVERAGES 20 FT IN THICKNESS; SAME ORE VEIN MINED AT ADJACENT RAWHIDE CLAIM. NORTH OF SHAFT QUARTZ AND AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST CROP OUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P. 489
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 159
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