Lilyama Copper Gold Mines

The Lilyama Copper Gold Mines is a mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lilyama Copper Gold Mines
Secondary: Wiley
Secondary: Pioneer-Lilyama

Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Mother Lode Belt

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Volo Associates - Reopened The Lilyama In 1943
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Lilyama Copper-Gold Mining Co-Owned In 1948.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Morning Star Mining Corp.-B. L. Jones-Pres.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1446
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Exploration): LITTLE IS KNOWN OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE LILYAMA-PIONEER. THE GENERAL TENOR OF THE ORE IS LOW-GRADE.

References

Reference (Deposit): BENSON,W.T.,1948,PRELIMINARY REPTON LILYAMA COPPER-GOLD MINI

Reference (Deposit): EL DORADO CO.,CALIF.PP.7.AUBURY,L.E.,1908,THE COPPER RESOURC

Reference (Deposit): CALIF.,CALIF.MIN.BUR BULL.50,P.212-213.COX,M.W.,WYANT,D.C.,H

Reference (Deposit): ,GEOL.OF THE LILYAMA &PIONEER MINES,EL DORADO CO.,CALIF.MIN.

Reference (Deposit): T.144,P.43-47,1948.

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