Lakeview

The Lakeview is a copper and gold mine located in Placer county, California.

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: Lakeview  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.93472, -120.99250

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Lakeview MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lakeview


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Butcher Ranch


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Shock, A. C.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Comment (Deposit): BODY VARIES FROM 3 - 6 FT. THICK IT APPEARS TO BE ABOUT HALF QUARTZ AND HALF PYRITE. NEW OPERATIONS-VEIN 2,000 FT. LONG 4 - 8 FT. THICK.

Comment (Workings): 50 FT. SHAFT, PARTLY VERTICAL AND PARTLY INCLINED. SOME OPEN-CUTS ONE ADIT 130 FT. BELOW OPEN-CUTS AND SHAFT-IT HAS BEEN RUN FOR 217 FT. SE.

Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 283

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1943 , STRATEGIC MINERALS, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES P. 558 .


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