The Providence is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.95028, -120.21667
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Providence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Providence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: East 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: Surface/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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 2 PERCENT PYRITE
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES 90 ACRES INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: PROVIDENCE, GOOD ENOUGH, CONSUELLO, E. CONSUELLO, AND E. PROVIDENCE. THIS REPORT BASED ON RECORDS OF THE PROVIDENCE CLAIM.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 1300 FT WITH DRIFTS TO 700 FT LEVEL ON FOOTWALL VEIN WHILE DRIFTS BELOW TO 1100 FT. LEVEL ON HANGING WALL VEIN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO PARALLEL VEINS ON PROPERTY WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1928 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 24 , P. 20
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 159
Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1928
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