Big Gulch Claim

The Big Gulch Claim is a mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: Big Gulch Claim  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.4931, -120.66330

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Big Gulch Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Gulch Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: G. W Vose
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974

Owner Name: U.S. Government
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
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

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL 155 P 27

Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SE OF SE SEC 11

Reference (Deposit): CAL JOUR AND GEOL V 50 NO 1 JAN 1954 P 268


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