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Relief and Surplus Mine (Relief & Surplus Mine), Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USAi
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Relief and Surplus Mine (Relief & Surplus Mine)Mine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 32'' North , 120° 28' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tuttletown668 (2011)2.1km
Jamestown3,433 (2011)6.8km
Columbia2,297 (2017)8.7km
Sonora4,818 (2017)8.9km
Angels Camp2,677 (2012)9.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Calaveras Gem & Mineral SocietyAngels Camp, California10km
Mindat Locality ID:
98127
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98127:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au occurrence/claim located in the SW¼SW¼ sec. 29 & in the NW¼NW¼ 30, T2N, R14E, MDM, 2.1 km (7,000 feet) W of Tuttletown, WSW of Jackass Hill, on private land. The claim is approximately __ acres (data truncated by the MRDS database). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include undivided pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks.

Workings include unspecified surface and underground openings.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10214691

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