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Vidal Lime Claim

Riverside County, California
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

3 minerals
CopperCopperGoldGold

Also recorded: silver.

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About Vidal Lime Claim

Vidal Lime Claim is a historic mining site in Riverside, California, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Silver.

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Operation type
Surface-Underground

Records and references

Cited references

BLM GEM CDCA DATA BASE, 1981BISHOP, 1964. SAUL, ET AL, 1968. SHUMAKER, 1979.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10164178 — view the source record

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Can you collect at Vidal Lime Claim?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Vidal Lime Claim?

Copper, gold and silver.

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Meteorite nearbyA 565 g stony meteorite fell at La Posa Plain in 2023, 21 miles from here.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System.

Photos: Copper by “Jon Zander (Digon3)", CC BY-SA 3.0; Gold by Alchemist-hp (talk) www.pse-mendelejew.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.