Copper World

The Copper World is a iron mine located in San Bernardino 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: Copper World  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.23444, -115.80028

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Copper World MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper World


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Arthur C. Becker


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Geology): CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZ DIORITE AND IRON ORE IS MARKED BY THIN SEAM OF CHLORITE SCHIST, CHLORITE ALSO EXTENDS INTO THE ORE.

Comment (Workings): CUTS AND A SHORT CROSS-CUT ADIT. A LARGE PART OF THE ORE HAS BEEN BLASTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE WASH REMOVING THE ADIT.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES ARE SMALL

Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED TO THE LOS ANGELES AREA

Comment (Deposit): DIP CHANGES FROM 65SW TO 65NE


References

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. ET AL 1953: MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 93-95

Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L.A. ET AL, P. 93


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