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Providence Mine (Providence claim; Good Enough claim; Consuello claim; East Consuello claim; East Providence claim), Tuolumne, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 57' 1'' North , 120° 13' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tuolumne City | 1,779 (2011) | 2.6km |
| Soulsbyville | 2,215 (2011) | 5.6km |
| Mono Vista | 3,127 (2011) | 7.0km |
| Twain Harte | 2,226 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Phoenix Lake | 4,269 (2017) | 10.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society | Angels Camp, California | 31km |
A former lode Au-Pb-Fe mine located in sec. 9, T1N, R16E, MDM, 2.2 km (7,100 feet) ESE of Tuolumne and about 2½ miles SSE of Soulsbyville (in the canyon of the North Fork Tuolumne River), on private (patented) land. The property is comprised of 5 claims covering 90 acres. Operated principally 1897 to 1908. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with 2 parallel veins averaging 5 feet in thickness, hosted in slate. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes N8E and dips 45E. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 1,300 foot deep shaft with drifts to the 700 level on the footwall vein, while drifts below to 1,100 foot level on the hanging wall vein.
Production data are found in: Logan, Clarence August (1928).
Mineralization is a vein deposit with 2 parallel veins averaging 5 feet in thickness, hosted in slate. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes N8E and dips 45E. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 1,300 foot deep shaft with drifts to the 700 level on the footwall vein, while drifts below to 1,100 foot level on the hanging wall vein.
Production data are found in: Logan, Clarence August (1928).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10111244 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- California
- East BeltMining Region
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061090669
