Alabama

The Alabama is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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: Alabama

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.95639, -120.44306

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Alabama MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alabama


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Mother Lode Belt


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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


Comments

Comment (Workings): EARLIEST PRODUCTION FROM OPEN-CUTS AND GLORY HOLE WORKINGS. IN 1922 THE CRYSTALLINE AND ALABAMA CLAIMS WERE JOINTLY HELD AND FROM THE 600 FT. LEVEL OF THE CRYSTALLINE SHAFT EXTENDED TO A POINT BELOW THE OLD 300 FT. ALABAMA SHAFT. IN 1947 A DRIFT WAS DEVELOPED AT THE 300 FT. LEVEL OF THE ALABAMA SHAFT AND THEN CROSSCUT 47 FT. TO A 6 FT. ORE VEIN

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINE FOOTWALL, SCHIST ON HANGING WALL

Comment (Commodity): MINERALIZATION IS WIDELY DISPERSED, GENERALLY YIELDING LOW-GRADE ORE


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1928 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: C.D.M. REPT. 24 , P. 10

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1949 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CAL.: CDM REPT. 45 , P. 56 - 57

Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1924


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