The Volunteer Group is a copper mine located in Imperial county, California.
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Mine Info
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Volunteer Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Volunteer Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
District: Paymaster
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Salton Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 % - 10 % CU, $5 IN AU AND AG
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A FEW SHORT, NARROW PARALLEL SHEAR ZONES, PRINCIPAL ZONE IS 8 - 10 FT. WIDE, AND CAN BE TRACED FOR SEVERAL TENS OF FEET.
Comment (Workings): ONE PROSPECT HOLE, SEVERAL SMALL SHAFTS 10 FT. IN DEPTH, MAIN SHAFT IS 70 FT. DEEP ON FRACTURE IN MONZONITE WHICH STRIKES NORTH AND DIPS 70E. SEVERAL PITS AND CUTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OBLONG NW TRENDING BODY OF QTZ. MONZONITE ABOUT 1000 FT. WIDE AND 2600 FT. LONG. SEVERAL NARROW ELONGATE APLITE DIKES CUT THE QTZ. MONZ. IN MINE AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, T. H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 237 .
Reference (Deposit): MORTON, P. K., 1977 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, COUNTY REPORT 7 ; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R. J. AND TUCKER, W. B., 1942 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 112
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