Phoenix Tungsten Prospect

Prospect in Riverside county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261354
MRDS ID D000971
MAS/MILS ID 0060650112
Record type Site
Current site name Phoenix Tungsten Prospect
Alternate or previous names Phoenix Tungsten, Maynard Prospect, Murray Canyon Prospect
Related records 10008646

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.57335, 33.74724 (WGS84)
Elevation 780
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palm View Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Riverside

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005 S 004 E 09 E2SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) pre-Cenozoic granitic and metamorphic rocks undivided

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, P. 343.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 41, 1945, P. 156-157.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-14, 1977,

  • Deposit

    TABULATED LIST, P. 353.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION: ON A RIDGE BETWEEN ANDREAS AND MURRAY CANYONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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