Lazar

The Lazar is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,201 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

Name: Lazar  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.00528, -120.38778

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Lazar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lazar


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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: 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


Comments

Comment (Workings): ADIT LEADS TO 90 FT WINZE; DRIFT AT BASE OF WINZE.

Comment (Production): IN 1934 A POCKET OF GOLD WORTH MORE THAN $5,000 DISCOVERED; ANOTHER WORTH $13,000 FOUND IN 1935 .


References

Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1949

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1949 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CDM REPT. 45 , P. 69


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