Un-Named Prospect

The Un-Named Prospect is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,612 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: Un-Named Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Argus

Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SMALL PROSPECT PIT 6 FEET LONG,4 FEET WIDE, 1 FOOT DEEP IN A LOCALLY EXPOSED QUARTZ VEIN ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Deposit): VEIN NOR EXPOSED SUFFICIENTLY TO ATTAIN STRIKE AND DIP

References

Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION

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