Chain Prospect

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

Name: Chain Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Imperial

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.68361, -116.04139

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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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