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Unknown Name

Occurrence in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065069
MRDS ID TC40066
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Name

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.79968, 32.84174 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.7 MILES NE OF OGILBY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ogilby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(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 Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 015S 021E 19 California

Comments on the location information

  • SE CARGO MUCHACHO MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.79968, 32.84174
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 45NW
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cargo Muchacho Mountains

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 FT DRIFT-ADIT DRIVEN NE, NE UPSLOPE IS 30 FT INCLINES SHAFT AND 30 FT TUNNEL THROUGH RIDGE. 500 FT NE IS A PROSPECT PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 61

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENTICULAR MASSES OF QUARTZ A FOOT WIDE. HANGING WALL PLANAR, FOOTWALL IRREGULAR. MOSTLY COMPOSED OF HIGHLY ALTERED BRECCIA AND FE-STAINED WALL ROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1993 Unkefer, Jason 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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