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Ventura Mine

Past Producer in Ventura county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034305
MRDS ID M021061
Record type Site
Current site name Ventura Mine
Related records 10141256

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.78619, 34.2014 (WGS84)
Elevation 411
Relative position FOOT OF SOUTH SLOPE OF SIMI PEAK, 3 MILES NE OF TRIUNFO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ventura(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thousand Oaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Calleguas(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Ventura

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 001N 018W 05 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Millerite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1 % NI AVG.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.78619, 34.2014
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GABBRO INTRUSIVE 500 BY 800 FT. SIMI PEAK CONSISTS LARGELY OF SANDSTONE WITH SOME INTERBEDDED SHALES, AT ITS BASE ARE THE GABBRO INTRUSIVES. DIKES STRIKE E - W, DIP 20 N, CONTACT ON FOOTWALL OF DIKE MARKED BY HEAVY GOUGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comments on the workings information

  • 100 FT. SHAFT, CROSSCUTS, 135 , 90 FT.; ADIT 200 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES., P. 356

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1932 : VENTURA COUNTY: 28TH REPT. STATE MIN., CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, P. 257 - 258

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPRISED OF 480 ACRES.

Reporter information

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

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