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Coyote Mountains Nickel Prospect

Occurrence in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Nickel
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064328
MRDS ID TC38665
Record type Site
Current site name Coyote Mountains Nickel Prospect
Alternate or previous names Copper Contact Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.91418, 32.79756 (WGS84)
Relative position 26 MI W OF EL CENTRO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Diego(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 16S 09E 11 NW OF NW California

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MI SW OF CARRIZO MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.91418, 32.79756
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Terminates Mineralization At Its Westernmost Point.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coyote Mountains

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT DRIVEN 60 FT FROM WESTERNMOST EXPOSURE, SHALLOW CUTS AND PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 77

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURRED ALONG CONTACT OF A QUARTZ DIORITE AND PYROXENITE, BOTH LESS THAN 0.5 MI IN DIAMETER. NICKEL OCCURS IN SMALL AREAS A FEW HUNDRED FEET APART ALONG A 1000 FT EW TREND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Unkefer, Jason U.S. Geological Survey

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