The Lion is a copper mine located in Colusa county, California.
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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
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Lion MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lion
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Colusa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. F. Easton
Years: 1908 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1861
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 PROSPECTS IN NW1/4 ON MF-279; 1 PROSPECTS IN NE1/4 ON MF-279
Comment (Production): SOME PICKED ORE SHIPPED IN EARLY DAYS. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS (AN INCLINE, AND A VERTICAL), ORE ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1914 : COLUSA COUNTY, 14TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 179
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 224
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