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Mary-Ellen

Past Producer in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10138998
MAS/MILS ID 0060250018
Record type Site
Current site name Mary-Ellen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -114.7711, 33.36646 (WGS84)
Elevation 169
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palo Verde Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Trigo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imperial Reservoir(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 Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 009 S 021 E 29 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -114.7711, 33.36646
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 05E
    Thickness 1M
    Length 30M
    Width 5M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N15W:05E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 5HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953
Year of first production 1954

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Federal Government-Bureau Of Land Management
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5579, 1960, P. 33.

  • Deposit

    SO. PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALD FOR INDUSTRY, V. III,

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 139.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 75.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Deino, Al U.S. Bureau of Mines

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