Black Wonder

The Black Wonder is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,100 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

Name: Black Wonder

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.4, -120.67306

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Black Wonder MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Wonder


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: George B. And Florence Taves
Years: 1953 -


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: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN 3 TO 4 FT. THICK IN BLOCKY GREENSTONE; 9 INCH VEIN ENCOUNTERED AT DEPTH.

Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE, MINOR CHALCOPYRITE AND SOME GALENA.

Comment (Production): WORK STARTED IN 1931 AND WAS OPERATED BY VARIOUS OPERATORS UNTIL 1935 WHEN IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE. A SHIPMENT OF 800 POUNDS OF ORE IN 1933 CONTAINED $173 WORTH OF $20.67 PER OZ. GOLD. A 9-INCH VEIN OF GALENA WAS ENCOUNTERED NEAR THE END OF THE DRIFT ON THE 45-FT. LEVEL

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 110 FT., DRIFT 30 FT. AT 45 FT. LEVEL; OPERATION CLOSED 1935

Comment (Location): SE 1/4


References

Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG V. 50 , P. 172


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