The Tarantula Hawk is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.88833, -120.41861
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Tarantula Hawk MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tarantula Hawk
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: 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 (Deposit): THIS MINE COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: TARANTULA, OMEGA, WESTERN EXTENSION, AND TARANTULA HAWK.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STRINGER ORE DEPOSITS ON THE MAIN MOTHER LODE VEIN, CONSIST OF FOOTWALL, HANGING WALL, AND CONTACT VEINS. SERPENTINE OCCURS AT FOOTWALL, SLATE ON HANGING WALL.
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT ADIT 900 FT, WITH WINZE 640 FT. AND DRIFTS AT EVERY 100 FT ALONG WINZE. ALSO 14 ADITS ON VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 164
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