The Black Prince Coeur Leonis is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,779 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,779 Feet (847 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.42778, -120.52500
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Black Prince Coeur Leonis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Prince Coeur Leonis
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Amador
District: East Belt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: P. M. Wedell And W. R. Schwickerth
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
Analytical Data: GOLD ASSAYED AT $90/TON DURING PRODUCTION PERIOD IN MAIN VEIN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN A SERIES OF 3 QUARTZ VEINS, IN GRANODIORITE; MAIN VEIN STRIKES N 8 W AND IS 3 FT. THICK.
Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURS WITH PYRITE AND MINOR CHALCOPYRITE AND GALENA
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 OF SEC. 27
Comment (Production): OPERATED IN EARLY 1930'S AND PRODUCED A TOTAL OF $50,000 IN $35 PER OZ. GOLD; ACQUIRED BY PRESENT OWNERS IN 1936 AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF WORK HAVE BEEN DONE INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THAT TIME. THREE UNPATENTED CLAIMS, THE COEUR LEONIE, COEUR LEONIE FRACTION, AND THE AURORA. THE MAIN VEIN, BLACK PRINCE , IS ABOUT 3 FT. WIDE; THE BLACK FOX VEIN IS 440 FT. W. OF THE BLACK PRINCE VEIN AND THE AURORA VEIN IS 550 FT. EAST OF THE BLACK PRINCE.ASSAYS FROM THE BLACK PINCE ARE REPORTED TO AVERAGE $90 PER TON IN $35 PER OZ. GOLD. MINOR LEAD AND COPPER WERE RECOVERED IN THE CONCENTRATES
Comment (Workings): 3 CLAIMS; 3 ADITS ALONG MAIN VEIN SEPARATED BY VERTICAL DISTANCE OF 100 FT., FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ADITS ARE 600 , 450 , 225 FT.; CROSSCUTS, RAISES AND STOPES OFF THE ADIT LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 172
Reference (Production): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954
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