Blue Moon Mine (Porcupine; Blue Cloud; Red Cloud), Mariposa Co., California, USA

REF:Deposit:: BOWEN, O. E. AND CLIFFTON, G. H., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 200 - 202 .
Deposit:: ERIC, J. H. AND COX, M. W., 1948 , ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE AMERICAN EAGLE - BLUE MOON AREA, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 144 - 150 .
Deposit:: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS.3 & 4, P. 547; ADD. REF.: DMPA APPL'N 2162 - SIERRA ZINC INC. - REPORTED MAY, 1952 BY WEHELT - DMEA INDEX -CALIF. NEV. P. 9
Production:: ERIC, J. H., AND COX, M. W., 1948 , P. 145 (SEE REF.)
Deposit:: COLONY REPORTS YEAR END RESULTS, 3-20-90.
Deposit:: COLONY PACIFIC NEWS RELEASE, 2-11-91.
Ownership:: NEWS RELEASE. COLONY SELLS BLUE MOON PROPERTY TO WESTMIN.
Ownership:: MAY 16, 1996. 1P.
Reserve-Resource:: BOWEN, O. E. AND C. H. GRAY, JR. MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS
Reserve-Resource:: OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND
Reserve-Resource:: GEOL., VOL. 53, NO. 1, 1957, PP. 35-223.
Reserve-Resource:: ERIC, J. H. AND M. W. COX. ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE AMERICAN
Reserve-Resource:: EAGLE-BLUE MOON AREA, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. IN
Reserve-Resource:: COPPER IN CALIFORNIA. CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 144,
Reserve-Resource:: 1948, PP. 133-150.
Reserve-Resource:: HEYL, G. R. REPORT ON THE BRIEF EXAMINATION OF COPPER-ZINC
Reserve-Resource:: MINES IN THE VICINITY OF HORNITOS, MARIPOSA COUNTY,
Reserve-Resource:: CALIFORNIA. U. S. BUREAU MINES FILE REPORT, OCT. 16,
Reserve-Resource:: 1943, 3 PP.
Reserve-Resource:: JULIHN, C. E. AND F. W. HORTON. MINES OF THE SOUTHERN
Reserve-Resource:: MOTHER LODE REGION, PART II - TUOLUMNE AND MARIPOSA
Reserve-Resource:: COUNTIES. IN MINERAL INDUSTRIES SURVEY OF THE UNITED
Reserve-Resource:: STATES, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES, BULL. 424, 1940,
Reserve-Resource:: PP. 164-168.
Reserve-Resource:: MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST. EXPLORATION BRIEFS. E. & M. J.
Reserve-Resource:: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, VOL. 12, NO. 11, APRIL 18, 1986.
Reserve-Resource:: MINING JOURNAL. INDUSTRY IN ACTION: WESTMINS GOOD GRADES.
Reserve-Resource:: MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 306, NO. 7859, APRIL 4, 1986,
Reserve-Resource:: MINING WORLD. HECLA'S CALIFORNIA PROJECT, RED CLOUD MINES
Reserve-Resource:: INC. MINING WORLD, APRIL 1944, PP. 11-13.
Reserve-Resource:: NORTH AMERICAN GOLD MINING INDUSTRY NEWS. COLONY PACIFIC'S
Reserve-Resource:: BLUE MOON GRADE AND TONNAGE ESTIMATES UP. NOVEMBER 9,
Reserve-Resource:: 1984, PG. 8.
Reserve-Resource:: TURNER, H. W. AND F. L. RANSOME. SONORA FOLIO, NO. 41.
Reserve-Resource:: U. S. GEOL. SURVEY, GEOL. ATLAS, 1897.
Reserve-Resource:: WAR MINERALS. REPORT. AMERICAN EAGLE MINE, MARIPOSA COUNTY,
Reserve-Resource:: CALIF. WAR MINERALS REPORT - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
Reserve-Resource:: OF THE INTERIOR - BUREAU OF MINES, W. M. R. 407 - ZINC,
Reserve-Resource:: JUNE 1945, 8 PP.
Reserve-Resource:: WAR MINERALS REPORT. BLUE MOON MINE AND AMERICAN EAGLE
Reserve-Resource:: MINE, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. WAR MINERALS REPORT -
Reserve-Resource:: U. S. DEPT OF THE INTERIOR - BUREAU OF MINES, AUGUST
Reserve-Resource:: 1943, 7 PP.
Reserve-Resource:: WESTMIN EXPLORATION LTD. PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS, FEBRUARY
Reserve-Resource:: 25, 1986, 46 PP.
Reserve-Resource:: WETZEL, N. MAS FILE REPORT ON THE BLUE MOON - AMERICAN
Reserve-Resource:: EAGLE MINES, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES FILE
Reserve-Resource:: REPORT, JUNE 1978, 5 PP.
Reserve-Resource:: WIEBELT, F. J. OFFICE MEMORANDUM - SIERRA ZINC PRODUCERS,
Reserve-Resource:: INC. U. S. BUMINES, MAY 5, 1952, 3 PP.
Reserve-Resource:: WIEBELT, F. J., W. C. SANBORNE, R. R. TRENGOVE, AND
Reserve-Resource:: S. RICKER. INVESTIGATION OF THE WEST BELT COPPER - ZINC
Reserve-Resource:: MINES, EL DORADO, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, AND MARIPOSA
Reserve-Resource:: COUNTIES. BUMINES, RI 4760, 1951, 17 PP. ILLUSTRATIONS
Reserve-Resource:: AND APPENDIX.
Reserve-Resource:: WRIGHT ENGINEERS LIMITED. WESTMIN RESOURCES LTD. - BLUE
Reserve-Resource:: MOON PROJECT, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. WRIGHT ENGINEERS
Reserve-Resource:: PROPERTY EVALUATION REPORT, VOL'S 1 & II, PROJECT 1422,
Reserve-Resource:: JANUARY 1986.
Reserve-Resource:: COLONY PACIFIC 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P.1,7.
Reserve-Resource:: RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, P.150.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Copper; (Minor) - Lead, Gold, Silver
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Host Rock: Schist, Greenstone
Tectonic Structure: Island Arc