Moccasin Creek

The Moccasin Creek is a mine located in Tuolumne county, California.

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: Moccasin Creek  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.82722, -120.32667

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Moccasin Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moccasin Creek
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2861


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT; RANSON TUNNEL; MACHINE SHOP TUNNEL; LIDSTONE TUNNEL.

Comment (Deposit): FROM THE TUOLUMNE RIVER GOING SOUTH IN THIS RANGE A DEPOSIT OF COPPER WITH HEAVY IRON CROPPINGS FOR OVER A MILE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 249

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 17 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.


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