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Madre and Padre Mines

Plant in Imperial 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10212403
MAS/MILS ID 0060250239
Record type Site
Current site name Madre and Padre Mines
Alternate or previous names Padre Y Madre Mine, Madre and Padro Mines, American Girl Mine 0060250226, Cargo Muchacho 0060250242

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.79359, 32.84198 (WGS84)
Elevation 232
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 015 S 021 E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.79359, 32.84198
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Leach

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner American Girl Mining Joint Venture (Mk Gold Co./Hecla Mining Co.)
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Eastmaque Gold Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Morrison-Knudsen Corp.
    Interest 50
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, P. 121-122.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 57.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990,

  • Deposit

    P.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-DEC-1996 Iverson, Stephen R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Authoritative California resources

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