The Fair Play (California Mohawk) mine was a placer gold, drift mine just to the east of the town of Fair Play, which is located in the southern part of El Dorado County. When it was active is unknown, however,…
Category: Mines of El Dorado County
Mines of El Dorado County: “G” (Part 1)
The Gabriel Tunzi claim was a placer claim on 80 acres two and one-half miles southeast of Placerville. The Gaddis Creek placer mine consisted of 160 acres of land on Gaddis Creek, a tributary of Slab Creek. It was near…
Mines of El Dorado County: “G” (Part 2)
The Golden Trace (Bullard) mine was a lode gold mine located two and one-half miles north of Grizzly Flat by the North Fork of the Cosumnes River. Active prior to 1896, it consisted of a two to three foot vein…
Mines of El Dorado County: “H”
The Hall Consolidated was a lode gold mine on 17.56 acres just north of Placerville. The Halleck mine was a lode gold mine on the Mother Lode just north of Placerville. The interestingly named Hamburger mine was a lode gold…