The Valpariso is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 981 feet.
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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
Elevation: 981 Feet (299 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.31056, -120.75306
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Valpariso MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valpariso
Secondary: Black Metal
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
District: "Black Metal Belt"/East Belt
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: Valparaiso Mining Co
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 (Production): WORKED PRIOR TO 1888 AND UNTIL 1898. FROM 1898-1931 PRODUCED $100,000 IN GOLD. PRODUCED $600 IN 1937. FROM 1937-1939 APPROX. $5000 IN GOLD PRODUCED FROM SMALL POCKETS. IDLE SINCE 1939. HOLDINGS OF 36 ACRES
Comment (Workings): ADIT 1300 FT., WINZE 130 FT. ALMOST 700 FT. FROM PORTAL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOLD OCCURS IN POCKETS, QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGERS BOTH IN GREENSTONE AND SLATE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 52
Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 194
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 123
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