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Copper Mine

Occurrence in Sierra county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033897
MRDS ID M020547
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.56825, 39.60767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 4 MILES NW OF SIERRA CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Haypress Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 012E 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.56825, 39.60767
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra City

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 400 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA COUNTY, 16TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 30

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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