Carmelita Claim

Prospect in San Diego county in California, United States with commodities Feldspar, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239869
MAS/MILS ID 0060730856
Record type Site
Current site name Carmelita Claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.64555, 33.34975 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warner Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borrego Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis Rey-Escondido(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(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 San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 009 N 003 E 35 N2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Tertiary
Semiprecious Gemstone Tertiary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.64555, 33.34975

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, NO. 471,

  • Deposit

    P. 280.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-JUL-90 Rumsey, Clayton M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/11/2017
MSHA mine ID0405347
Mine name (MSHA)CARMELITA MINE
Current operatorSan Diego Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Scott L Ritchie
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (376 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative California resources

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