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Imperial Gypsum

Past Producer in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062700
MRDS ID TC36245
Record type Site
Current site name Imperial Gypsum
Related records 10211824

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07027, 33.03145 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Borrego Mountain SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borrego Valley(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)

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 Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 13S 009E 20 California

Comments on the location information

  • EXTREME NORTH FLANKS OF FISH CREEK MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07027, 33.03145
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N30W
    Dip 20-30NE
    Thickness 12.19M
    Length 304.8M
    Width 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fish Creek Mountain

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Area name Cdca 372

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 7.62M
    Overall width 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER CUT; SECOND BENCH IS 200 FT LONG.

Comments on development

  • SLIGHT EXPLORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, PAUL K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

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