Best Yet Deposit

The Best Yet Deposit is a mine located in San Diego 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: Best Yet Deposit  

State:  California

County:  San Diego

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.94861, -116.50139

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Best Yet Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Best Yet Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: San Diego


Land Status

Land ownership: State Forest
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Lower California


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Diopside


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC 18, NE 1/4 SEC. 19, UTM ACC

Comment (Deposit): LAYERS OF TACTITE ENCLOSED CONCORDANTLY IN SCHIST.

Comment (Workings): 3 SHALLOW SHAFTS IN A NW-TRENDING ROW 2 MOST NORTHWESTERLY SHAFTS ARE CAVED.

Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION NEGLIGIBLE - NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): WEBER, H.F., 1963; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SAN DIEGO CO., CA.; CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPT. 3, P. 276


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