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Shell Canyon

Occurrence in Imperial county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10260582
MRDS ID M020422
MAS/MILS ID 0060250349
Record type Site
Current site name Shell Canyon
Alternate or previous names Shell Canyon, C, Black Lady Group - 0060250034, Black Lady Mine - 0060250034, Cevn Group, Trenchard Claim, Shell Canyon, Coyote Mountain, Copper Contact Lode
Related records 10033778

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.01943, 32.80677 (WGS84)
Elevation 512
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carrizo Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(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 016 S 009 E 02 SWSWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.01943, 32.80677
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU REPORT 14, 1916, P. 732.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU REPORT, V. 22, 1926, P. 266.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 25-

  • Deposit

    26; 79-80.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR. LAND MGMT MINERAL SURVEY NO. 5107

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO WORKINGS WERE FOUND DURING A 1989 FIELD CHECK OF THIS AREA. THIS SITE MAY BE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BLACK LADY CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUN-1992 Moyle, Phillip R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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