Bown

The Bown is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,040 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: Bown  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,040 Feet (317 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.00194, -120.49167

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Bown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bown
Secondary: Brown


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Mother Lode Belt


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINE AND SCHIST FOOTWALL, SLATE ON HANGING WALL

Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURS BOTH FREE AND WITH THE PYRITE

Comment (Deposit): ORE VEIN IS SINUOUS AND HAS A BANDED STRUCTURE

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 700 FT. AT 64 DEGREES; AT 400 FT. LEVEL CROSSCUT 128 FT. BEYOND VEIN INTO HANGING WALL


References

Reference (Deposit): STORMS W.H., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 129

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 141


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