California · Mariposa County
Past Producer

Blue Moon

Mariposa County, California, United States
ZincCopperGoldLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAnhydrite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gypsum, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10212289
MRDS IDM009395
Alternate namesAmerican Eagle, Red Cloud, Blue Cloud, Bullion Hill, Porcupine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.547, -120.274
References
COLONY REPORTS YEAR END RESULTS, 3-20-90.COLONY PACIFIC NEWS RELEASE, 2-11-91.NEWS RELEASE. COLONY SELLS BLUE MOON PROPERTY TO WESTMIN.MAY 16, 1996. 1P.BOWEN, O. E. AND C. H. GRAY, JR. MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITSOF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES ANDGEOL., VOL. 53, NO. 1, 1957, PP. 35-223.ERIC, J. H. AND M. W. COX. ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE AMERICANEAGLE-BLUE MOON AREA, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. INCOPPER IN CALIFORNIA. CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 144,1948, PP. 133-150.HEYL, G. R. REPORT ON THE BRIEF EXAMINATION OF COPPER-ZINCMINES IN THE VICINITY OF HORNITOS, MARIPOSA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA. U. S. BUREAU MINES FILE REPORT, OCT. 16,1943, 3 PP.JULIHN, C. E. AND F. W. HORTON. MINES OF THE SOUTHERNMOTHER LODE REGION, PART II - TUOLUMNE AND MARIPOSACOUNTIES. IN MINERAL INDUSTRIES SURVEY OF THE UNITEDSTATES, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES, BULL. 424, 1940,PP. 164-168.MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST. EXPLORATION BRIEFS. E. & M. J.INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, VOL. 12, NO. 11, APRIL 18, 1986.MINING JOURNAL. INDUSTRY IN ACTION: WESTMINS GOOD GRADES.MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 306, NO. 7859, APRIL 4, 1986,MINING WORLD. HECLA'S CALIFORNIA PROJECT, RED CLOUD MINESINC. MINING WORLD, APRIL 1944, PP. 11-13.NORTH AMERICAN GOLD MINING INDUSTRY NEWS. COLONY PACIFIC'SBLUE MOON GRADE AND TONNAGE ESTIMATES UP. NOVEMBER 9,1984, PG. 8.TURNER, H. W. AND F. L. RANSOME. SONORA FOLIO, NO. 41.U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOL. ATLAS, 1897.WAR MINERALS. REPORT. AMERICAN EAGLE MINE, MARIPOSA COUNTY,CALIF. WAR MINERALS REPORT - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENTOF THE INTERIOR - BUREAU OF MINES, W. M. R. 407 - ZINC,JUNE 1945, 8 PP.WAR MINERALS REPORT. BLUE MOON MINE AND AMERICAN EAGLEMINE, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. WAR MINERALS REPORT -U. S. DEPT OF THE INTERIOR - BUREAU OF MINES, AUGUST1943, 7 PP.WESTMIN EXPLORATION LTD. PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS, FEBRUARY25, 1986, 46 PP.WETZEL, N. MAS FILE REPORT ON THE BLUE MOON - AMERICANEAGLE MINES, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES FILEREPORT, JUNE 1978, 5 PP.WIEBELT, F. J. OFFICE MEMORANDUM - SIERRA ZINC PRODUCERS,INC. U. S. BUMINES, MAY 5, 1952, 3 PP.WIEBELT, F. J., W. C. SANBORNE, R. R. TRENGOVE, ANDS. RICKER. INVESTIGATION OF THE WEST BELT COPPER - ZINCMINES, EL DORADO, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, AND MARIPOSACOUNTIES. BUMINES, RI 4760, 1951, 17 PP. ILLUSTRATIONSAND APPENDIX.WRIGHT ENGINEERS LIMITED. WESTMIN RESOURCES LTD. - BLUEMOON PROJECT, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. WRIGHT ENGINEERSPROPERTY EVALUATION REPORT, VOL'S 1 & II, PROJECT 1422,JANUARY 1986.COLONY PACIFIC 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P.1,7.RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, P.150.