California · Imperial County
Past Producer

Caveman

Imperial County, California, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Zone Between Schist And Granitic Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10034267
MRDS IDM021011
Alternate namesScudder
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.1034, -114.83774
References
ERIC, J.H., 1948, COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144: DIV. OF MINES, P. 236.MORTON, P.K., 1977 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, COUNTY REPORT 7: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 37.SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1942, MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY: CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38, NO. 2, P. 111.CIMRI