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Electric Copper and Gold

Occurrence in Riverside county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034159
MRDS ID M020868
Record type Site
Current site name Electric Copper and Gold
Related records 10286132

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.24893, 33.62532 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position W BUNDY CANYON, 5 MILES SE OF ELSINORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Romoland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Margarita(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(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 006S 004W 25 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 W
    Dip 65 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINE SHAFT SUNK TO DEPTH OF 60 FT. ON VEIN, AT 60 FT. LEVEL A CROSSCUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN EAST 20 FT. WITH DRIFTS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH FROM CROSSCUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 292

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1945 : MINERAL RESOURCES, RIVERSIDE COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41 , NO. 3 DIV. OF MINES, P. 125 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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