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Copper Mountain

Past Producer in San Benito county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077209
MRDS ID W024679
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mountain
Related records 10139654

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.20517, 36.49355 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Chalone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Point Sur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salinas(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pinnacles National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016S 007E 33,34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Feldspar Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.20517, 36.49355
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COURSE-GRAINED GRANITE WITH FELDSPAR PREDOMINATING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 296

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C., MCK, 1926 : SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIV.: 22 ND REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 233

  • Deposit

    15TH REPT. P. 631-32

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT MARKED BY GOSSAN
Deposit MINING COMPANY HAS BEEN OUSTED FROM ALL RIGHT AND TITLE TO THE GROUNDS - NOW LAND IS FOR PUBLIC USE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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