The Pine Grove is a gold and silver mine located in Amador county, California.
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Pine Grove MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine Grove
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wendell M. Miller, Et. Al.
Home Office: C/O E. A. De Ruchia
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1935
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
Form: PINCH & SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES IN QUARTZ VEIN.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 90 FT., SEVERAL HUNDRED FT OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS 100 FT., OLD SHAFT 400 FT CONNECTED TO MAIN WORKINGS. WORKED INTERMITTANTLY FROM 1935 TO 1941 AND CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1944 TO 1950
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEINS 1 TO 5 FT.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 23
Comment (Production): FROM 1944 TO 1950 40 TO 50 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED WHICH ASSAYED UP TO $80/TON.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSIT
References
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. 189 - 190
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