Senator Mine

The Senator Mine is a gold 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: Senator Mine  

State:  California

County:  Imperial

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.89528, -114.48250

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Senator Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Senator Mine
Secondary: Buena Vista


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Imperial


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Sonoran Desert


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): LIES ON A HANGING WALL OF A 20-30 FAULT ZONE. TO THE SE VEIN OCCUPIES A NARROW, ALTERED ZONE OF PHYLLITE AND INTERBEDDED QUARTZ, NW THE HANGING WALL IS A METACONGLOMERATE. FOOTWALL IS BRECCIA AND PHYLLITE.

Comment (Workings): TWO INCLINED SHAFTS 260 FT APART. SE SHAFT 300 FT WITH DRIFTS ON 100 FT, 180 FT, AND 270 FT LEVELS.

Comment (Geology): VEIN FILLING IS BRECCIATED INDICATING NEW MOVEMENT AFTER EMPLACEMENT. FAULT IS BOUNDARY BETWEEN QUARTZITE-PHYLLITE-METADIABASE COMPLEX ON NE AND TRI? METACONGLOMERATE TO SW.

Comment (Location): NE OF YUMA.

Comment (Production): 1100 OZ AU FROM UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF ORE.


References

Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1942, MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38, NO. 2, P. 125.

Reference (Deposit): MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 59.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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