Imperial Lode Mine

The Imperial Lode Mine is a gold mine located in Imperial county, California at an elevation of 682 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

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Site Name

Primary: Imperial Lode Mine
Secondary: Imperial
Secondary: Imperial Project
Secondary: Imperial Lode Mine Imperial Proj
Secondary: Imperial County Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Imperial
District: Imperial

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Glamis Gold Inc. (Sub Of Glamis Gold Ltd.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1993 -

Owner Name: Glamis Gold Exploration, Inc.
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1993 -

Owner Name: Glamis Gold Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1994
Years: 1993 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SEPARATE ORE GRADES FOR THE PROVEN AND PROBABLE ORE WERE NOT GIVEN, ONLY THEIR WT AVG GRADE.

Comment (Deposit): MINE/PROPERTY IS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF THE PICACHO MINE, WHICH IS ALSO OWNED/OPED BY GLAMIS GOLD INC.,

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROVEN + PROBABLE RESERVES, 12/31/96, DOES NOT INCLUDED ANY MINERALIZED MATERIAL; ADIT CAPACITY AVG ORE CAPACITY OF 10 YR LIFE OF OPERATION:

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): GLAMIS GOLD LTD., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P 9.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, #??, AUG 21 & 31, 1996, P7.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 108-109.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, PP. 123-124.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): GLAMIS GOLD LTD., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P13.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): GLAMIS GOLD LTD., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P9, & INSERT.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, PLATE 1, NO. 56.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P230.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P158.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, #??, AUG 21 & 31, 1996, P7.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 108, 109

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, PP. 123, 124.

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