The Lookout is a mine located in Mariposa 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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Lookout MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lookout
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED COPPER ORE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXPLORATION WAS CARRIED ON INTERMITTENTLY IN SUMMER OF 1956 .
Comment (Production): EXPLORATION WORK WAS BEING CARRIED ON INTERMITTENTLY IN THE SUMMER OF 1956.
Comment (Workings): 2 OLD SHAFTS AND CUTS, MOST RECENT WORKING IS A SHALLOW SHAFT INCLINED 80 DEG E SUPPORTED BY 8 INCH STALLS AND ENTERED BY A CHAIN LADDER
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: WALL ROCKS ADJACENT TO SHEAR ZONE ARE POROUS AND THOROUGHLY LEACHED BY HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 229
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