The Pioneer Lucky Strike Madrona,Harding is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.44417, -120.56167
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Pioneer Lucky Strike Madrona,Harding MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioneer Lucky Strike Madrona,Harding
Secondary: Moar Bros.
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Madrona Group.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hauhuth, J. H.
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1921
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
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): DISCOVERY WORK BEGAN IN 1921; AFTER THE LATE 1920'S MINE WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT LESSEES UNTIL 1941. DURING PERIOD 1921-1941, PRODUCED $300,000 IN GOLD
Comment (Workings): ADIT 1,100 FT. WITH BACKS INCREASING FROM 90 TO 400 FT. AS IT GOES FURTHER INTO THE HILL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM 6 INCHES TO 5 FT. AVERAGING 28 INCHES.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 37 - 38
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. 190
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 78
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