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Ursi Major Prospect

Prospect in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10163611
MAS/MILS ID 0060271313
Record type Site
Current site name Ursi Major Prospect
Alternate or previous names Ursi Major, Black Canyon Rare Ii Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -118.25623, 37.35914 (WGS84)
Elevation 1860
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Poleta Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bishop(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crowley Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 S 034 E 09 W2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -118.25623, 37.35914
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.4M
    Length 150M
    Width 75M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840726

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1; MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 IS THE TOTAL INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAINS, R. L., AND OTHERS, 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE

  • Deposit

    BLACK CANYON RARE II AREA (NO. 5061) INYO COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 85-83,

  • Deposit

    TABLE 2, NO. 8, P. 14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Rains, Richard U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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