A & B Reeves

The A & B Reeves is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,050 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

Name: A & B Reeves

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation: 1,050 Feet (320 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.46833, -120.83500

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A & B Reeves MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: A & B Reeves


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: M. H. And L. D. Reaves


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): NO OTHER COMMODITY

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN BETWEEN SLATE HANGING WALL, GREENSTONE FOOTWALL; VEIN 50 TO 100 FT. THICK

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM OF 13 ACRES, ON HANGING WALL SIDE OF THE MARIPOSA SLATE BELT, A LITTLE SE OF PLYMOUTH. OLDER REFERENCES SHOW CLAIM LOCATED IN SECS. 11, 13, AND 14

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 175 FT. ON VEIN, OPEN-CUT 200 X 50 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 14


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