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Ogilby Mine

Past Producer in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Kyanite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069786
MRDS ID W007470
Record type Site
Current site name Ogilby Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.78412, 32.83341 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ogilby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Centro(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kyanite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.78412, 32.83341
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Length 1609.3M
    Width 121.92M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1925

Mining district

District name Cargo Muchacho Mtns.

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vitrefax Corp.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • GRADE OVER 15% KYN

Comments on development

  • MINED 1925 - 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HENSHAW, P. C., 1942, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CARGO MUCHACHO MOUNTAINS, IMPERIAL COUNTY CALIF.: CALIFORNIA JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 38, P. 147 - 196.

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1957, KYANITE ANDALUSITE, AND RELATED MINERALS, IN MINERAL COMMODITIES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIV. MINES BULL. 176, P. 275 - 280.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESTUDY IF MINE IS REOPENED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1959 Espenshade, Gilbert H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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