The Mountain King, Mountain Queen Pitts is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.40694, -120.65972
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Mountain King, Mountain Queen Pitts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain King, Mountain Queen Pitts
Secondary: Pitts
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Pitts, William B.
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
Comments
Comment (Commodity): RICHEST ORE CONTAINS AURIFEROUS GALENA
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS ON PROPERTY, ONE TRENDING NORTH THE OTHER EAST.
Comment (Production): SOME DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPECT WORK IN 1924 . REPORTED PRODUCTION WAS $18,000 . FURTHER ACTIVITY IN 1936 .
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 265 , 125 FT., DRIFTS, AN ADIT; SHAFTS NEAR INTERSECTION OF VEINS BUT NO SUBSTANTIAL DISCOVERY MADE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1923 , AUBURN FIELD DIVISION - AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 20 , P. 74 - 75
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 38 - 39
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