The Reitz is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.8717, -120.40110
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Reitz MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reitz
Secondary: Lone Star
Secondary: Jones-Tarantula
Secondary: Tarantula
Secondary: Gold Ridge
Secondary: Tarantula Hawk
Secondary: Omega and Bestern Extension
Secondary: Golden Horseshoe
Secondary: Boulder Deep
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LOCATED E OF TARANTULA MINE LOCATED ON THE JONES AGRICULTURA
Reference (Deposit): INTERSECT VERTICAL QUARTZ SEAMS BUT ZONES RICH IN FES2 IN TH
Reference (Deposit): SCHIST MAY MORE PROBABLY BE RESPONSIBLE
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC 1
Reference (Deposit): 179, 24TH REPT OF ST MIN PL8 P30,39 17TH REPT OF ST MIN P485
Reference (Deposit): CA JOUR MINES&GEOL V45 NO1 JAN 1949 PL8 DOM BULL 108P164,175
Reference (Deposit): PATENT CONTAINING 220 ACRES CAGE SHAFT WAS SUNK ON JONES VEI
Reference (Deposit): WHERE GOLD IS SAID TO OCCUR WHERE SERIES OF FLAT QUARTZ STRI
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