Marcella Prospect

The Marcella Prospect is a silver and lead 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: Marcella Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Imperial

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 33.35944, -115.45278

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Marcella Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Marcella Prospect
Secondary: Imperial Buttes


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Imperial
District: Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Salton Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL TO FOLIATION IN SCHIST, SPARSE BLUE COPPER STAINING IN PARTS.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED, 75 FT DEEP SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): NARROW RHYOLITIC DIKE EXPOSED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL TO W.

Comment (Location): S TIP OF SMALL HILL AT SW BASE OF CHOCOLATE MOUNTAINS.

Comment (Production): 100 TONS OF ORE: 7.4% PB, 2.5% CU, 0.96 OZ AG, 0.11 OZ AU/TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 92

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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