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Copper Basin Project

Prospect in San Bernardino 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10237798
MRDS ID M020709
MAS/MILS ID 0060711261
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Basin Project
Alternate or previous names Copper Basin Mine
Related records 10034030

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.25499, 34.29314 (WGS84)
Elevation 390
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whipple Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Parker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(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 San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002 N 026 E 04 NWNENW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.25499, 34.29314
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Comments on the geologic information

  • RECORDS 1 THRU 6 REFER TO HYPOGENE MINERALS; RECORDS THRU 14 REFER TO SUPERGENE MINERALS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1896
Year of first production 1911

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Louisiana Land And Exploration Co.-Mineral Division
    Home office Colorado
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. P. And Ruth M. Hinds
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Western Copper Holdings
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • WESTERN COPPER HAS ALSO ACQUIRED AN OPTION ON THE COPPER BASIN PROPERTY LOCATED 50 KM SOUTH OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA.

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Description Pounds Copper Extracted From Ore (Tons) 10104 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4583.09mt
  • Year 1943
    Description Pounds Copper Extracted From Ore (Tons) 4808 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2180.87mt
  • Year 1944
    Description Pounds Copper Extracted From Ore (Tons) 3510 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1592.1mt
  • Year 1947
    Description Pounds Copper Extrcted Fron Ore (Tons) 3399 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1541.76mt
  • Year 1949
    Description Pounds Copper Extraced From Ore (Tons) 1641 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 744.34mt
  • Year 1951
    Description Pounds Copper Extracted From Ore (Tons) 2095 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 950.27mt
  • Year 1953
    Description Pounds Copper Extracted From Ore (Tons) 9787 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4439.3mt
  • Year 1966
    Description Pounds Copper Extracted From Ore (Tons) 7163 Pounds Of Copper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3249.08mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 11000000mt ore
    Total resources 11000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.55 wt-pct Copper Major 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M1C4-M1C3-M1C2. MATRIX 1 COL 1=CUTOFF OF 0.35 PCT COPPER M1C2=M1C4-M1C3-M1C1. MATRIX 1 COL 2=CUTOFF OF 0.30 PCT COPPER M1C3=M1C4-M1C2-M1C1. MATRIX 1 COL 3=CUTOFF OF 0.25 PCT COPPER M1C4=M1C1+M1C2+M1C3. MATRIX 1 COL 4=CUTOFF OF 0.2 PCT COPPER TH ABOVE MATRICES WERE DERIVED FROM DATA DEVELOPED BY DRAVO CORP FOR THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION CO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL. OCTOBER 2, 1992. P. 232.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING DIRECTORY. 1996/97. PP. 154,155.

  • Deposit

    ROOT, W. A., 1909, THE MINING WORKD, VOL. 30, NO. 20, P

  • Deposit

    930-931

  • Deposit

    BANCROFT, H., 1911, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 451, P 71-72

  • Deposit

    NEWMAND, M. W., 1922, CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, REPT. 18

  • Deposit

    OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P 308.

  • Deposit

    NEWMAN, M. A., 1923, CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, REPT. 19

  • Deposit

    OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 99-100.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, CALIF. STATE DIV,

  • Deposit

    OF MINES, REPT 26, OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P 207-209

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. G., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, CALIFO. STATE DIV.

  • Deposit

    OF MINES, REPT. 27OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P 267.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON. R. R., 1943, CALIF. DIV OF

  • Deposit

    MINES, REPT. 39 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 431-432

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., 1948, CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 144, P. 302 IN

  • Deposit

    TABULATION OF COPPER PROPERTIES OF CALIFORNIA.

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., AND OTHERS, 1953, CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, P. 62 AND P. 6 IN INDEX

  • Deposit

    OF PROPERTIES.

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, J. L., AND FROST, E. G., 1981, PETROLOGIC, GEO-

  • Deposit

    CHRONOLOGIC, AND STRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF THE ALLOCHTHON-

  • Deposit

    OUS CRYSTALLINE TERRANE IN THE COPPER BASIN AREA, EASTERN

  • Deposit

    WHIPPLE MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    PREPARED FOR THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION CO.,

  • Deposit

    MINERALS DIVISION, DENVER, COLORADO, 63 P.

  • Deposit

    HEIDRICK, T., 1980, COPPER BASIN OVERVIEW, IN MYLONITIZATION

  • Deposit

    DETACHMENT FAULTING AND ASSOCIATED MINERALIZATON,

  • Deposit

    WHIPPLE MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND BUCKSKIN MOUNTAINS,

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA: ARIZONA GEOL. SOCIETY SPRING, FIELD TRIP GUIDE,

  • Deposit

    P. 18-21.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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