| Deposit ID | 10077109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W024546 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crescent Copper Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Badger State Group, Eagle Nest |
| Related records | 10115994, 10164624 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.75913, 33.86894 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 463 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES SW OF INCA SIDING, EAST SLOPE OF MCCOY MTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Riverside(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Inca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blythe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imperial Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Riverside |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 004S | 020E | 29,30 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -114.75913, 33.86894 |
|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 E |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1907 - 1909 , 1916 |
| District name | Ironwood |
|---|
| Year | 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | - 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Au .4 Oz/Ton, Ag: 8 Oz/Ton Cu: 23.42 % Cu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W024546 |
ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 292
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. 124 - 125
OF INCA SIDING, ON THE SANTA FE RRELEV 1000-1500 . ASO IN SEC 30 4S/20E
TUCKER, W.B., 1945 , P. 124 - 125
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE IN GRANITE 20 - 30 FT. WIDE ZONE STRIKES N 70 W, DIPS 35 N , HAS LENGTH ON SURFACE OF 12,000 FT. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SERIES OF CROSS FRACTURES WITHIN SHEAR ZONE. VEINS ARE OF QUARTZ-CALCITE. |
| Deposit | SAID TO HAVE FAVORABLE POSSIBILITIES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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