The Lone Willow Group is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.44694, -120.56694
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Lone Willow Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Willow Group
Secondary: California
Secondary: Mungo Park
Secondary: Old Lone Willow.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Joe Porter
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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 (Workings): 4 CLAIMS; ADIT 200 FT., SHAFT 100 FT.
Comment (Deposit): NO GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 250
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1927 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 23 , P. 192
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 37
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