Edwards Prospect

The Edwards Prospect is a copper mine located in Imperial county, California at an elevation of 499 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: Edwards Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Imperial

Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.7983, -115.98110

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Edwards Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Edwards Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: Imperial


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: 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): PROPERTY WAS LISTED AS USGS GSC/MRDS #M021012: CORRECTED AUG 95 TO GSC/MRDS #TC38662 WITH USGS LAT/LONG OF N324745/W1155820 THIS IS CLOSED TO THE MAS LISTED LAT/LONG, THAN WAS THE USGS/ GSC/MRDS LAT/LONG OF PROPERTY M021012.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 37.

Reference (Deposit): 4.4 MI N 11 E OCOTILLO 2.7 MI S 46 E OF CARRIZO MTN.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MRDS LIST JUNE 94.


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