H.C. Gibson-Glamis Pit

The H.C. Gibson-Glamis Pit is a sand and gravel, construction mine located in Imperial 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: H.C. Gibson-Glamis Pit  

State:  California

County:  Imperial

Elevation:

Commodity: Sand and Gravel, Construction

Lat, Long: 33.05417, -115.99639

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H.C. Gibson-Glamis Pit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: H.C. Gibson-Glamis Pit


Commodity

Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Imperial
District: Chocolate Mountains


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: H. C. Gibson


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Not available


Orebody

Form: BED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sand
Ore: Gravel


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ASPHALT CONCRETE, ROAD BASE

Comment (Location): SW EDGE OF CHOCOLATE MOUNTAINS.

Comment (Deposit): MOSTLY SAND; GRAVEL IS ANGULAR CLASTS OF VOLCANIC ROCKS, GNEISS, SCHIST, QUARTZ, AND QUARTZITE; MAX SIZE 4", UNCOMMON 2 FT BOULDERS.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT RESTS ON PEDIMENTED GNEISS?


References

Reference (Deposit): MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 88

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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