Apperson Claim

The Apperson Claim is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,149 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: Apperson Claim

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,149 Feet (655 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.8917, -120.25420

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Apperson Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Apperson Claim
Secondary: Apperson Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gray, David
Home Office: Box 262, Chinese Camp, Ca 95309
Info Year: 1982


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS CLAIM LOCATES IT IN SEC 4, T1S, R16E. THE CLAIM PROBABLY HAS BEEN AMMENDED.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 73-83, 1983, TABLE 3,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 17, P. 21.


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