The Densmore & Young America is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,280 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: 1,280 Feet (390 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.05361, -120.43639
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Densmore & Young America MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Densmore & Young America
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): DRIFT ADIT 400 FT. INTERSECTING SHAFT 400 FT FROM SURFACE. THERE WERE SEVERAL MINOR SHAFTS AND ADITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BY 1900 AN ORE SHOOT HAD BEEN THE PRINCIPAL DISCOVERY WITH AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1949 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CDMG REPT. 45 , P. 62 - 63
Reference (Deposit): STORMS, W.H., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 136
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