Peerless

The Peerless is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,201 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

Name: Peerless  

State:  California

County:  Amador

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.445, -120.83194

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Peerless MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peerless
Secondary: Seaton
Secondary: Coulter
Secondary: Homestake


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Hobart (Estate), And Emma Rose


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): PRIOR TO 1868 HAD PRODUCED 10,000 TONS OF ORE THAT YIELDED $9 PER TON. IDLE MANY YEARS AND WORKED IN TWO LATER SHORT PERIODS. THERE IS NO RECORD OF FURTHER PRODUCTION, THOUGH THE TOTAL UP TO 1885 IS CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT. CLAIM OF 21 ACRES

Comment (Workings): 65 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT 950 FT ON CONTACT

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BLACK SLATE FOOTWALL, METADIABASE TUFF HANGING WALL. SMALL QUARTZ VEIN DISCOVERED AT SURFACE THAT PROSPECTED WELL IN GOLD.


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P 195

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 45

Reference (Deposit): STORM, E.M., 1900 , THE MOTHER LODE REGION OF CAL.: CMB BULL. 18 , P. 45


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