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Hidden Treasure

Occurrence in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034050
MRDS ID M020739
Record type Site
Current site name Hidden Treasure
Related records 10164833

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.84638, 34.94613 (WGS84)
Elevation 747
Relative position 12 MILES EAST OF GOFFS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bannock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piute Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(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 010N 020E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.84638, 34.94613
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 45 SE
    Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • PORPHYRY DIKE EXPLORED BY PROSPECT HOLES AND TRENCHES. DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 160 FT. SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1921 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 17TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 341

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 12 (AP.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONE 2 - 4 FT. THICK ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND SCHIST. COPPER STAINING ON PORPHYRY DIKE 500 FT. WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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