The Providence is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,851 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: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.28611, -119.69139
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Providence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Providence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Madera
District: Potter Ridge
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 800 FT ADIT, 200 FT INCLINE, DOUBLE-COMPARTMENT SHAFT-120 FT , OTHER TUNNELS 160 AND 80 FT LONG DRIFTS.
Comment (Location): UTM EST S 1/2 SE 1/4 29 , N 1/2 NE 1/4 32 , LOCATION TAKEN FROM TOPO MAP UNCERTAIN.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, ARE 20 FT THICK, OTHERS AVG 2 FT THICK, 4 - 5 FT APART MANY VARY FROM 2 - 3 FT IN THICKNESS. QUARTZ IS HONEYCOMBED. ORE SHOOT ABOUT 3000 FT LONG.
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED IN 1883 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, W., JR., 1888 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 8 , P. 206 - 207 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12 , P. 162 .
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