The Un-Named Prospect is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,612 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,612 Feet (796 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.73417, -117.46028
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Un-Named Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Un-Named Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Argus
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL PROSPECT PIT 6 FEET LONG,4 FEET WIDE, 1 FOOT DEEP IN A LOCALLY EXPOSED QUARTZ VEIN ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Deposit): VEIN NOR EXPOSED SUFFICIENTLY TO ATTAIN STRIKE AND DIP
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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