Reitz

The Reitz is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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

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Site Name

Primary: Reitz
Secondary: Lone Star
Secondary: Jones-Tarantula
Secondary: Tarantula
Secondary: Gold Ridge
Secondary: Tarantula Hawk
Secondary: Omega and Bestern Extension
Secondary: Golden Horseshoe
Secondary: Boulder Deep

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): LOCATED E OF TARANTULA MINE LOCATED ON THE JONES AGRICULTURA

Reference (Deposit): INTERSECT VERTICAL QUARTZ SEAMS BUT ZONES RICH IN FES2 IN TH

Reference (Deposit): SCHIST MAY MORE PROBABLY BE RESPONSIBLE

Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC 1

Reference (Deposit): 179, 24TH REPT OF ST MIN PL8 P30,39 17TH REPT OF ST MIN P485

Reference (Deposit): CA JOUR MINES&GEOL V45 NO1 JAN 1949 PL8 DOM BULL 108P164,175

Reference (Deposit): PATENT CONTAINING 220 ACRES CAGE SHAFT WAS SUNK ON JONES VEI

Reference (Deposit): WHERE GOLD IS SAID TO OCCUR WHERE SERIES OF FLAT QUARTZ STRI

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