The Apperson Claim is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,149 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: 2,149 Feet (655 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.8917, -120.25420
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Apperson Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apperson Claim
Secondary: Apperson Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gray, David
Home Office: Box 262, Chinese Camp, Ca 95309
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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): THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS CLAIM LOCATES IT IN SEC 4, T1S, R16E. THE CLAIM PROBABLY HAS BEEN AMMENDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 73-83, 1983, TABLE 3,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 17, P. 21.
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