Copperola Prospect

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034170
MRDS ID M020883
Record type Site
Current site name Copperola Prospect
Alternate or previous names Zuna
Related records 10115321

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.84451, 35.41693 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position NARROW RIDGE AT CREST OF EL PASO MTS., 9 3/4 MILES NE OF CANTIL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garlock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(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 Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029S 038E 13 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 SEC. 13 , UTM EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.84451, 35.41693

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 60 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 30 TONS OF ORE REPORTED TO BE SHIPPED TO SMELTER REPORTED IN 1949 REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • PRINCIPAL SHAFT IS A 50 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT IN CENTER OF BELT OF QTZ. VEINS. ON ZUMA A; SHAFT TO DEPTH OF 160 FT. ON COPPEROLA NO. 1 AND NO. 2 CLAIMS, A 100 FT. TRENCH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: COUNTY REPT. 1 , CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 86

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., ETC, 1949 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 45 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 208 .

  • Production

    TUCKER ETC., 1949

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL PARALLEL VEINS-4 VEINS, 6 INCHES TO 3 FT. WIDE, OCCUR IN A 100 FT. WIDE BELT THAT IS A FEW HUNDRED FEET LONG. ORE OCCURS AS GRAINS AND LENSES AND THIN SEAMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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