South Eureka

The South Eureka is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,699 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

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Site Name

Primary: South Eureka

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Amador

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: South Eureka Mining Co.
Home Office: C/O A. J. Mayman

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN 1891 AND WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST PRODUCERS IN THE COUNTRY; PRODUCTION MODERATE UNTIL 1908 WHEN MAIN VEIN SYSTEM WAS DISCOVERED. FROM 1908-1917 OVER 980,000 TONS OF ORE WERE PRODUCED. MINE CLOSED IN 1917 WITH TOTAL PRODUCTION OF $5,300,000. THE MINE WAS UNDER OPTION TO THE CENTRAL EUREKA IN 1921 AND SOME EXPLORATORY WORK WAS DONE BUT NO ORE WAS FOUND. IT IS AN EXTENSION OF THE ONEIDA, KENNEDY, ARGONAUT LEAD & LIES BETWEEN THE ONEIDA AND CENTRAL EUREKA. HOLDINGS OF 431 ACRES

Comment (Workings): A 2785 FT. INCLINED SHAFT WITH CROSSCUTS, WINZE TO 2900 FT. LEVEL; ALSO WORKED ON SEVERAL OF THE CENTRAL EUREKA (SEC. 8) LEVELS WHICH WERE EXTENDED INTO THIS MINE. AN 80 STAMP MILL

References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 192-3, 258, PL. 1

Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 63, P. 8, CLAIM SHEET 1,SEC. 1

Reference (Deposit): REPORT 23 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 196

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