The Omega Mine is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
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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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9614, -120.44920
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Omega Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Omega Mine
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Oemga Assoc.
Company ID: 404536
Home Office: P. O. Box 212, Jamestown, Ca 95327
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Brush Creek Mining And Development Co., Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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): MSHA LOCATION: ABOUT TWO MILES ON RAWHIDE ROAD OMEGA MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA RPT. DATED OCT. 1981
Reference (Deposit): NOTE: THIS LOCATION WILL BE OBLITERATED BY THE RAWHIDE OPEN
Reference (Deposit): PIT OF THE JAMESTOWN MINE (SEE 0061090896)
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