The Lone Tree is a copper mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.26111, -120.00611
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Lone Tree MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Tree
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1908 : SEVERAL SHAFTS BETWEEN 25 - 100 FT. DEEP, ONE MAIN SHAFT 200 FT. DEEP WITH DRIFTS AND STOPES ON 150 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Deposit): OPERATED AS PART OF GREEN MOUNTAIN MINE IN EARLY 1900'S.
Comment (Production): MINE PRODUCED CARBONATE ORE TO DEPTH OF 150 FT., SULFIDES BELOW THAT.
Comment (Deposit): WITHIN MINERALIZED ZONE ARE TWO WELL - DEFINED VEINS BETWEEN WHICH WALL ROCKS ARE MORE OR LESS MINERALIZED.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINE AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 228 - 229 .
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 268 .
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