Densmore & Young America

The Densmore & Young America is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,280 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

Name: Densmore & Young America  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,280 Feet (390 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.05361, -120.43639

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Densmore & Young America MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Densmore & Young America


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


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: 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

Form: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): DRIFT ADIT 400 FT. INTERSECTING SHAFT 400 FT FROM SURFACE. THERE WERE SEVERAL MINOR SHAFTS AND ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BY 1900 AN ORE SHOOT HAD BEEN THE PRINCIPAL DISCOVERY WITH AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1949 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CDMG REPT. 45 , P. 62 - 63

Reference (Deposit): STORMS, W.H., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 136


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