Blue Moon

Key facts

State: California
County: Mariposa
Development status: Past Producer
Mine type: Underground
Primary commodity: Zinc
Verification: Unconfirmed

Also known as

American Eagle, Red Cloud, Blue Cloud, Bullion Hill, Porcupine

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Source classification: Underground operation documented

Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.

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USGS MRDS working type: Underground

MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

Quail Hill Mining Corp. · Source-reported owner · 1986
Colony Pacific Explorations Ltd. · Historical operator · 1996
Westmin Resources Ltd. · Historical operator · 1986

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

Anhydrite
Barite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Galena
Gypsum
Pyrite
Quartz

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Anhydrite
Barite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Galena
Gypsum
Pyrite
Quartz
Sericite
Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

Access & recent conditions

Land: unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

mine identity
development status
commodities
underground eligibility evidence

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