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Harvard Mine

The Harvard Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,555 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: Harvard Mine  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,555 Feet (474 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.9456, -120.43720

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Harvard Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Harvard Mine
Secondary: Sonora Gold
Secondary: Hitchcock
Secondary: Part of the Jamestown Group/Mine
Secondary: Alabama
Secondary: Trio
Secondary: Mooney
Secondary: Sweeney
Secondary: Heslep
Secondary: Golden Rule
Secondary: New Era

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Jamestown Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Type: Minerals Only
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Pathfinder Gold Corp.
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1989

Owner Name: Sonora Gold Mining Corp.
Percent: 70.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1989

Production

Year: 1891
Description: Ounces Of Gold 4995760 Ounces Of Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1891
Discovery Year: 1848
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

Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver

Comments

Comment (Workings): THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SHOULD BE THE OPEN PITS AND SHORT TERM AFFECTS OF NOISE.

Comment (Deposit): ANOTHER NAME FOR THIS AREA IS THE MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): INTERNATIONAL MINING, 9/86, PP24-26.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 45, 1949, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): ALLGOOD, G. M. MINE GEOLOGIST, SONORA GOLD CORPORATION.

Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1984.

Reference (Deposit): ALLGOOD, J. MILL MANAGER, SONORA GOLD CORPORATION. PERSONAL

Reference (Deposit): COMMUNCATION, 1984.

Reference (Deposit): CAMP, DRESSER, AND MCKEE, INC. CALIFORNIA GOLD PROJECT

Reference (Deposit): DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. OCT. 1983.

Reference (Deposit): ---. CALIFORNIA GOLD PROJECT FINAL IMPACT REPORT. JAN. 1984.

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B. GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORIA. CA DIV. MINES AND

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. BULL. 193, 1970.

Reference (Deposit): DOHMS, P. H., R. D. HOAGLAND, AND G. M. ALLGOOD. GEOLOGY OF

Reference (Deposit): THE JAMESTOWN MINE AREA MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT, TUOLUMNE

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. PAPER WRITTEN OR THE SOC. ECON. GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. MARKETS. FEB. 1984, P. 23.

Reference (Deposit): FIELD TRIP TO THE MOTHER LODE, MAR. 1-5, 1984.

Reference (Deposit): EL DORADO, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, TUOLUMNE, AND MARIPOSA

Reference (Deposit): COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES TECH. PROGRESS REP. NO. 5,

Reference (Deposit): 1968, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT (INTERMOUNTAIN). SONORA GOLD SAYS JAMESTOWN PROD-

Reference (Deposit): UCTION DUE LATE THIS YEAR. JULY 1984, P. 26A.

Reference (Deposit): RICHINS, R. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, JAMES M. MONTGOMERY

Reference (Deposit): CONSULTING ENGINEERS. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, OCT. 1983.

Reference (Deposit): SURV. PROF. PAPER 157, 1929, 88 PP.

Reference (Deposit): HERSHEY, O. H. PRIVATE COMPANY REPORTS ON THE HARVARD MINE

Reference (Deposit): ADDRESSED TO ROBERT G. HOOKER, JR., PRESIDENT, HARVARD GOLD

Reference (Deposit): MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA., 1916

Reference (Deposit): JULIHN, C. E., AND F. W. HORTON. MINES OF THE SOUTHERN

Reference (Deposit): MOTHER LODE REGION, PART II-TUOLUMNE AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES B 424, 1940, 179 PP.

Reference (Deposit): KILBORN ENGINEERS. PRIVAGE FEASIBILITY REPORTS PREPARED FOR

Reference (Deposit): SONORA GOLD CORPORATION. NOV. 1983, JAN. 1984.

Reference (Deposit): LAING AND CRUICKSHANK. REPORT ON SONORA GOLD CORPORATION

Reference (Deposit): AND RECOMMENDATION. JUNE 1984.

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A. MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIFORNIA. CA

Reference (Deposit): J. MINES AND GEOL., V. 45, NO. 1, 1949, P. 68.

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, L. GOLD RESOURCES OF THE MOTHER LODE BELT,

Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, A. THE MOTHER LODE SYSTEM OF CALIFORNIA. U.S. GEOL.

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