The United Mines Group is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,949 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: 2,949 Feet (899 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9775, -120.22250
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United Mines Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: United Mines Group
Secondary: Grizzly Et Al
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: East Lode
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE FORMS IN LENSES AT INTERSECTION WHERE DIKES CROSS VEINS.
Comment (Workings): DEAD HORSE SHAFT 1700 FT. ON VEIN; LADY WASHINGTON CROSSCUT ADIT 2400 FT. WITH DRIFTS 900 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FOOTWALL IS SLATE, HANGING WALL IS GRANODIORITE
Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP INCLUDES SEVERAL CLAIMS AS FOLLOWS: EUREKA, DEAD HORSE, LADY WASHINGTON, GRIZZLY, NEW ALBANY, AND NINE OTHER CLAIMS. PROPERTY WORKED AT INTERVALS. LAST ORE MILLED IN 1914 .
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1920 , AURBURN FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 17 , P. 483 - 484
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 164 - 165
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