Soulsby Group

The Soulsby Group is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,851 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: Soulsby Group  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.98833, -120.26194

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Soulsby Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Soulsby Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper


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: 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
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): TWO MAIN SHAFTS, 900 , AND 800 FT BY 1890 ; EXTENSIVE DRIFTING AND STOPES.

Comment (Geology): DIORITE AND FELSITE DIKES ; GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN AVERAGES 15 INCHES IN THICKNESS

Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS INCLUDED THE CHURCHILL, JOHNSON & BRADBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, PLATT & GILSON, AND SOULSBY MINES. LOCATION OF THE SOULSBY MINE, WHICH WAS THE PRINCIPAL MINE, WAS RECORDED IN 1856 .


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P.

Reference (Deposit): GOLDSTONE, L. P., 1890 , REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT 10 , P. 742


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