The Bown is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,040 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: 1,040 Feet (317 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.00194, -120.49167
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Bown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bown
Secondary: Brown
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: 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: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINE AND SCHIST FOOTWALL, SLATE ON HANGING WALL
Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURS BOTH FREE AND WITH THE PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): ORE VEIN IS SINUOUS AND HAS A BANDED STRUCTURE
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 700 FT. AT 64 DEGREES; AT 400 FT. LEVEL CROSSCUT 128 FT. BEYOND VEIN INTO HANGING WALL
References
Reference (Deposit): STORMS W.H., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 129
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 141
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