The Lucky Marion is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,699 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.9025, -120.92778
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Lucky Marion MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Marion
Secondary: Shepard
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE ORE 2 % GOLD BEARING PYRITE
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): SERPENTINE HANGING WALL AND SLATE FOOTWALL, TALCOSE SCHIST CASING ON VEIN, IN MARIPOSA FMN.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1896 - 97 , 1901
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1 1/2 TO 2 FT THICK GREENISH QUARTZ STRINGER
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 112 FT INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Commodity): 85 FT DOWN ON MAIN SHAFT A GREENISH QUARTZ STRINGER 1 1/2 - 2 FT. THICK WITH COARSE GOLD AND IS HIGH GRADE ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL 52 , NO. 4 , PG 513 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , EL DORADO COUNTY; CALIF. MIN. BUR. 13TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, P 150 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1935 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 108 , PG 30 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG 264 AND PL II .
Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1956 )
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