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Peterson Mine

Located about one mile southwest of Pine Grove. In 1931, W. F. Peterson purchased the mine from J. Cuneo and operated it continuously until the goverment wartime restrictions closed the mine in 1942. Total gold output between the years of 1931 and 1942 amounted to approximately $250,000.

The ore consists of leaf gold and disseminated gold in quartz with associated pyrite and arsenopyrite, and occurs in the contact zone between greenstone and granite.

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