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Mountain Lily Mine (Five Mile Mine), American Camp Station, American Camp Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Mountain Lily Mine (Five Mile Mine)Mine
American Camp Station- not defined -
American Camp Mining DistrictMining District
East Belt- not defined -
Tuolumne CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 3' 56'' North , 120° 20' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Columbia2,297 (2017)5.7km
Cedar Ridge1,132 (2011)6.2km
Phoenix Lake4,269 (2017)7.5km
Sonora4,818 (2017)9.5km
East Sonora2,266 (2011)9.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California17km
Mindat Locality ID:
28468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28468:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au mine located in sec. 32, T3N, R15E, MDM, 2.4 km (7,900 feet) S of American Camp Station site, along Fivemile Creek near its confluence with the South Fork Stanislaus River (almost 4 miles NE of Columbia), on private land in a National Forest area. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Mineralization is hosted in limestone. Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 4 (Western Sierra Nevada).

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

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