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⇱ Electric Copper and Gold Mine, Wildomar, Riverside County, California, USA

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Electric Copper and Gold Mine, Wildomar, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 37' 31'' North , 117° 14' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wildomar35,632 (2017)4.2km
Sedco Hills3,158 (2006)4.4km
Canyon Lake11,080 (2017)7.0km
Murrieta109,830 (2017)8.5km
Lake Elsinore61,981 (2017)8.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.Fallbrook, California28km
South Orange County Gem & Mineral SocietySan Clemente, California40km
West End Prospectors CorporationNorco, California44km
Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyVista, California47km
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyYucaipa, California49km
Mindat Locality ID:
86919
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:86919:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cu-Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in sec. 25, T6S, R4W, SBM, 4.2 km (2.6 miles) NE of Wildomar, along the S side of Bundy Canyon, S of Bundy Canyon Road (5 miles SE of Elsinore), on private (patented) land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist and granite. The ore body strikes N10W and dips 65E. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks , unit 2 (Peninsular Ranges) and/or Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided).

Workings include underground openings comprised of an inclined shaft sunk to a depth of 60 feet on the vein. At the 60 foot level, a crosscut has been driven E 20 feet with drifts running N & S from the crosscut.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:10034159

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