Tierakoff

The Tierakoff is a gold mine located in Amador county, California.

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

Name: Tierakoff  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.41944, -120.56722

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Tierakoff MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tierakoff


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Amador


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: W. A. Marchand


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
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.

Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT ADIT 400 FT TO VEIN, DRIFTS 500 FT., SECOND ADIT 250 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OCCASSIONAL TRANSISIONS BETWEEN DIORITE AND ALTERED SCHIST OCCUR HERE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS MINE INCLUDES BADGER, GOLDEN EAGLE, AND LUCKY GIRL CLAIMS.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 196

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 49

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 92


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