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Pioneer Lucky Strike Madrona,Harding

Past Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028343
MRDS ID M005258
Record type Site
Current site name Pioneer Lucky Strike Madrona,Harding
Alternate or previous names Moar Bros., Lucky Strike, Madrona Group.
Related records 10284011

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56268, 38.44407 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position ABOUT 2 MILES N.E. OF PIONEER STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 013E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.56268, 38.44407
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 - 55 W
    Dip STEEPLY SW
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM 6 INCHES TO 5 FT. AVERAGING 28 INCHES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921
Production years 1921 TO 1941

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hauhuth, J. H.
    First year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • DISCOVERY WORK BEGAN IN 1921; AFTER THE LATE 1920'S MINE WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT LESSEES UNTIL 1941. DURING PERIOD 1921-1941, PRODUCED $300,000 IN GOLD

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 335.28M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 1,100 FT. WITH BACKS INCREASING FROM 90 TO 400 FT. AS IT GOES FURTHER INTO THE HILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 190

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 78

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 37 - 38

  • Production

    CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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