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Prospect

Copper Basin Project

San Bernardino County, California, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1911
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10237798
MRDS IDM020709
Alternate namesCopper Basin Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.29314, -114.25499
References
ROOT, W. A., 1909, THE MINING WORKD, VOL. 30, NO. 20, P930-931BANCROFT, H., 1911, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 451, P 71-72NEWMAND, M. W., 1922, CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, REPT. 18OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P 308.NEWMAN, M. A., 1923, CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU, REPT. 19OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 99-100.TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, CALIF. STATE DIV,OF MINES, REPT 26, OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P 207-209TUCKER, W. G., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, CALIFO. STATE DIV.OF MINES, REPT. 27OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P 267.TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON. R. R., 1943, CALIF. DIV OFMINES, REPT. 39 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 431-432ERIC, J. H., 1948, CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 144, P. 302 INTABULATION OF COPPER PROPERTIES OF CALIFORNIA.WRIGHT, L. A., AND OTHERS, 1953, CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES ANDGEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, P. 62 AND P. 6 IN INDEXOF PROPERTIES.ANDERSON, J. L., AND FROST, E. G., 1981, PETROLOGIC, GEO-CHRONOLOGIC, AND STRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF THE ALLOCHTHON-OUS CRYSTALLINE TERRANE IN THE COPPER BASIN AREA, EASTERNWHIPPLE MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: FINAL TECHNICAL REPORTPREPARED FOR THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION CO.,MINERALS DIVISION, DENVER, COLORADO, 63 P.HEIDRICK, T., 1980, COPPER BASIN OVERVIEW, IN MYLONITIZATIONDETACHMENT FAULTING AND ASSOCIATED MINERALIZATON,WHIPPLE MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND BUCKSKIN MOUNTAINS,ARIZONA: ARIZONA GEOL. SOCIETY SPRING, FIELD TRIP GUIDE,P. 18-21.MINING JOURNAL. OCTOBER 2, 1992. P. 232.MINING DIRECTORY. 1996/97. PP. 154,155.