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Easy Pickins prospect, Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 40' 33'' North , 116° 0' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.67611,-116.01444
GeoHash:
G#: 9mv9bh8b5
GRN:
N22W70
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ocotillo266 (2011)7.2km
Rumorosa1,836 (2018)17.3km
Jacumba Hot Springs561 (2014)17.6km
Ejido Jacumé290 (2013)19.1km
Boulevard315 (2011)24.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
77012
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77012:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former placer Au occurrence/prospect/mine located in the NE¼NE¼SW¼ sec. 24, T17S, R9E, SBM, about 8.8 km ENE of Boulder Park and 7.2 km (4.5 miles) SSW of Ocotillo. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

A placer Au deposit hosted in Holocene gravel. Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.

Workings include underground openings with an overall depth of 4.57 meters and comprised of a shaft (now caved).

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060250042.
Morton, Paul K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial County California. County Report 7. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.51
U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 55-85 (1985): Table 1, No. 10, p. 26.
Todd, V.R., Kilburn, J.E., Detra, D.E., Griscom, Andrew, Kruse, F.A., and McHugh, E.L. (1987), Mineral Resources of the Jacumba (In-Ko-Pah) Wilderness Study Area, Imperial County, California: USGS Bulletin 1711-D, 18 pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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