The Cadiz Valley Geothermal Prospect is a geothermal mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 1,280 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
Elevation: 1,280 Feet (390 Meters)
Commodity: Geothermal
Lat, Long: 34.1333, -115.38330
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Cadiz Valley Geothermal Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cadiz Valley Geothermal Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Geothermal
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: New Age Mining, Inc.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Phillips Petroleum Co., Geothermal Division
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 88-41, 1988, 5 PP.
Reference (Deposit): VALLEY PILOT OPERATION, LACO MINING AND ENGINEERING. ORDER
Reference (Deposit): RIVER BASIN REGION. WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CADIZ
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, COLORADO
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 110-82, 1982, P. 22.
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