California · Imperial County
Past Producer

Picacho

Imperial County, California, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10034271
MRDS IDM021016
Alternate namesCopper Glance, Copper King
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.97618, -114.60385
References
ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 237 .MORTON, P. K., 1977 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, COUNT REPORT 7 ; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 38SAMPSON, R. J. AND TUCKER, W. B., 1942 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 111 - 112.