Ohio Diggings

The Ohio Diggings is a copper 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: Ohio Diggings

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.91861, -120.44028

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Ohio Diggings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ohio Diggings
Secondary: Mackey Ranch


Commodity

Primary: 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: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): 1915 ; 12 TONS WERE SHIPPED FROM A VEIN ONE FT. WIDE, IT ASSAYED 9 % CU, AND $2.50/TON IN AU AND AG.

Comment (Deposit): OXIDES AND SULFIDES OF COPPER

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1928 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION, 24TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 7

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY, 14TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 135

Reference (Production): LOGAN, C. A., 1928 , P. 7 (SEE REF.)


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