Valpariso

The Valpariso is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 981 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: Valpariso  

State:  California

County:  Amador

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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