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Music Valley Deposit

Occurrence in Riverside county in California, United States with commodities REE, Thorium
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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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10212860
MAS/MILS ID 0060650606
Record type Deposit
Current site name Music Valley Deposit
Alternate or previous names Music Valley Rare Earth Deposit
Included sites Uranus Numbers 2,4,6, Hansen Number 2, Ajax Prospect, Thunderbird, Uranium 2,4,6, U-Thor, Baby Blue Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.93254, 33.98423 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position This is a deposit or group of mineralized zones located in the Music Valley. This point is the one used by Keith Long (USGS SIR10-5220).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fried Liver Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eagle Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Joshua Tree National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Riverside

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002 S 010 E 08 C N2N2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Thorium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.93254, 33.98423
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 4500HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4500
    Date of Last Modification 830518

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL ORE MINERAL IS XENOTIME (YTTRIUM PHOSPHATE) COMPRISING AS MUCH AS 35 PERCENT OF ROCK AT U-THOR PIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1959

Mining district

District name Music Valley

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 50000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE Y Group 13 wt-pct REE Major 1983
    REE Ce Group 8.3 wt-pct REE Major 1983
    Thorium ThO2 0.5 wt-pct Thorium Minor 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE ESTIMATE AS OF 1983, NO BIBLI. SOURCE WAS FOUND.

Comments on other economic factors

  • NO PRODUCTION PLANS BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT RESERVES AND METALLURGICAL PROBLEMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES SPECIAL REPORT 79, 1964, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 1968.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION INCLUDES AJAX PROSPECT (T2S R10E SEC 6), BABY BLUE PROSPECT (SEC 9), HANSEN NUMBER 2 CLAIM (SEC 16), URANUS NUMBERS 2,4,6 CLAIMS (SEC 8), AND U-THOR CLAIM (T2S R10E SEC 21 HEXIE MTNS 15 MIN QUAD). SEE CAL DIV MINES SPEC. RPT 79.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAR-95 Ritchey, Joseph L U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 17-NOV-10 Causey, J, Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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