The Drumlummon Claim is a copper mine located in Alpine county, California at an elevation of 8,799 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
Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.7531, -120.97560
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Drumlummon Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Drumlummon Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Alpine
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): RARE II FILE REPORT, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DARDANELLES
Reference (Deposit): RARE II AREAS (NOS. 4982 AND 5982), ALPINE AND EL DORADO
Reference (Deposit): COS., CA," DOUGLAS F. SCOTT, 1981.
Reference (Deposit): MLA OFR 82-82, "MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DARDANELLES
Reference (Deposit): RARE II AREAS (NO. 4982 AND 5982), ALPINE AND EL DORADO
Reference (Deposit): COS., CA, "D.F. SCOTT, 1982.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF ST MNG BUR 27TH REPT P 490 CALIF DON BULL 144,P213
Reference (Deposit): LOCATED ON NE SLOPE OF STEPHENS PEAK
Reference (Deposit): WFOC MPF NO. 0060030002
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