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B. Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Kern 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 10034162
MRDS ID M020872
Record type Site
Current site name B. Copper Prospect
Related records 10115177

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.84729, 35.43943 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 1/2 MILES NE OF CANTIL, ON SW TIP OF MESA ON S. SLOPE OF BLACK MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garlock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(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 Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029S 038E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NATIVE COPPER IF ANY, WAS IN SMALL PROPORTIONS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.84729, 35.43943
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NORTH
    Dip EAST

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IRON STAINED SCHIST

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 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 40 DEG. EAST TO DEPTH OF 75 FT. SHAFT IS FILLED TO 45 FT. FROM COLLAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 1 , CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 85

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ STRINGERS-FEW INCHES WIDE
Deposit PART OF IRON HAT GROUP - NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Reporter information

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

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