Crescent Copper Group

The Crescent Copper Group is a copper mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 1,519 feet.

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: Crescent Copper Group

State:  California

County:  Riverside

Elevation: 1,519 Feet (463 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.86889, -114.75833

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Crescent Copper Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crescent Copper Group
Secondary: Badger State Group
Secondary: Eagle Nest


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Riverside
District: Ironwood


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1909
Time Period: - 1909
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Au .4 Oz/Ton, Ag: 8 Oz/Ton Cu: 23.42 % Cu


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IN GRANITE 20 - 30 FT. WIDE ZONE STRIKES N 70 W, DIPS 35 N , HAS LENGTH ON SURFACE OF 12,000 FT. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SERIES OF CROSS FRACTURES WITHIN SHEAR ZONE. VEINS ARE OF QUARTZ-CALCITE.

Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT ON EAGLE NEST NO. 7 CLAIM: TUNNEL DRIVEN EAST FOR 200 FT. CUT A SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS 75 FT. FROM PORTAL. NUMEROUS OTHER WORKINGS ON PROPERTY TOTALING 3000 FT.

Comment (Deposit): SAID TO HAVE FAVORABLE POSSIBILITIES

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCHIST BETWEEN GRANITE WALLS

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN $7000


References

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 292

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1945 ; MINERAL RESOURCES, RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 124 - 125

Reference (Deposit): OF INCA SIDING, ON THE SANTA FE RRELEV 1000-1500 . ASO IN SEC 30 4S/20E

Reference (Production): TUCKER, W.B., 1945 , P. 124 - 125


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