The Lookout is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.64694, -120.84139
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Lookout MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lookout
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hazel A. Hill
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE FROM 1860 TO 1930'S; $2,200 PRODUCED IN 1912, $15,000 IN 1933.
Comment (Workings): A 600-FT. ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 514-15, PL. 10; V. 34, NO. 3, P. 264, PL. II
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 108, P. 30
California Gold
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