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Copper Mountain

Occurrence in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034034
MRDS ID M020714
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.25171, 34.62251 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MILES EAST OF ORO GRANDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victorville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 004W 12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 8 - 10 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.25171, 34.62251
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike EAST
    Dip 60 N

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HANGING WALL LIMESTONE, HEAVY QUARTZITE DIKE FOLLOWS VEIN ON ONE SIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 SHAFTS FROM 30 - 200 FT. DEEP, ABOUT 100 FT. OF LEVEL WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 333 - 334

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 7 (AP.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED VEIN BEARING LIMONITE COPPER OXIDES AND SULFIDES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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