The Whitto is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.97889, -120.28278
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Whitto MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whitto
Secondary: Draiper
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
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: M
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: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 630 FT., WITH 6 DRIFTS. LEVELS EVERY 100 FT. TO 600 FT. LEVEL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 PARALLEL VEINS; AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 18 INCHES.
Comment (Commodity): ORE WAS A HEAVY SULFIDE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH FREE GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 13 , P. 494
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 144
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