Eagle Nest Copper Mine

The Eagle Nest Copper Mine is a copper mine located in Riverside 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: Eagle Nest Copper Mine  

State:  California

County:  Riverside

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.79167, -114.91389

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Eagle Nest Copper Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eagle Nest Copper Mine
Secondary: Badger-State
Secondary: Crescent


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Riverside


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN OCCURS IN SHEAR ZONE, MINERALIZATION IN CROSS FRACTURES N20E.

Comment (Workings): MINE CONSISTS OF 9 CLAIMS NO. 1-9 WITH THE PRINCIPAL WORK AT NO. 7, A 200 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN EAST. 100 FT INTO TUNNEL, A N INCLINED SHAFT IS SUNK 40 FT INTO VEINS N20E, 70E.

Comment (Location): EAST SLOPE OF MCCOY MOUNTAINS.

Comment (Production): CU CONTENT OF ORES 1-25%, TOTAL PRODUCITON VALUED AT $7000.


References

Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 124-125

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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