United Mines Group

The United Mines Group is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,949 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: United Mines Group

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,949 Feet (899 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.9775, -120.22250

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United Mines Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: United Mines Group
Secondary: Grizzly Et Al


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: East Lode


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: 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
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE FORMS IN LENSES AT INTERSECTION WHERE DIKES CROSS VEINS.

Comment (Workings): DEAD HORSE SHAFT 1700 FT. ON VEIN; LADY WASHINGTON CROSSCUT ADIT 2400 FT. WITH DRIFTS 900 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FOOTWALL IS SLATE, HANGING WALL IS GRANODIORITE

Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP INCLUDES SEVERAL CLAIMS AS FOLLOWS: EUREKA, DEAD HORSE, LADY WASHINGTON, GRIZZLY, NEW ALBANY, AND NINE OTHER CLAIMS. PROPERTY WORKED AT INTERVALS. LAST ORE MILLED IN 1914 .


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1920 , AURBURN FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 17 , P. 483 - 484

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 164 - 165


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