The Chain Prospect is a mine located in Imperial county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Chain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chain Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Marble, Dimension
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
District: Jacumba
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Wilderness
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Lower California
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REMAINDER HAD NO SIGNIFICANT MINERAL VALUES.
Analytical Data: ORE SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.01% WO3
Materials
Ore: Marble
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-GARNET-DIOPSIDE SKARN IN SCATTERED LENSES UP TO 300 FT LONG.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TODD, V.R., KILBURN, J.E., DETRA, D.E., GRISCOM, ANDREW, DRUSE, F.A., AND MCHUGH, E.L., 1987, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JACUMBA (IN-KO-PAH) WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1711-D, 15 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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