The Colombo-Bullion Group is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.57889, -120.67528
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Colombo-Bullion Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Colombo-Bullion Group
Secondary: Columbo
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1939
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1 Oz/Ton Au, .01 Oz/Ton Ag
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
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): 3 1/2 - 12 FT. THICK BULLION VEIN, SLATE FOOTWALL, DIORITE HANGING WALL, RED OXIDE OF IRON FULL OF QTZ. STRINGES, GOUGE ON BOTH SIDES. 3 PAY SHOOTS. CALIF. VEIN 6 FT. THICK STRIKES E, DIPS 50 N.
Comment (Production): TOTAL OUTPUT TO 1917 WAS $365,000. IN 1939 1200 TONS OF CONCENTRATE YIELDED 1147 OZ. AU & 40 OZ. AG
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, ORE SHOOT
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS. 1ST 1070 FT. NW ON VEIN. 2ND 180 FT BELOW 1ST. 3RD 130 FT. BELOW.
Comment (Commodity): MIDDLE ADIT VEIN ORE $12/TON
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4 09 STEEP W BANK OF N FORK YUBA RIVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): MCCULLOCH, W. C., OESTERLING, W. A., SPURCK, W. H., & TISCHLER, M. S., 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, N CALIF.: SO. PACIFIC COMPANY, VOL. 2 , P. 53 .
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 22 , 23 , 53 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 162 , 174 .
Reference (Production): MCCULLOCH ETAL, 1964
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