Reported Occurrences

Asbestos occurrence · Siskiyou County, California

OccurrenceAsbestosUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · ASBESTOSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for asbestos. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySiskiyou
Coordinates41.41654, -122.54641

Commodities

PrimaryAsbestos

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10116546
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Chastain, W0.8 miChromiumUnknown
Unnamed Location near Gazelle, CA1.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Locations near Edgewood, CA1.4 miChromiumUnknown
Unnamed near Gazelle, CA1.4 miGoldPast Producer
Unnamed Location near Gazelle, CA1.4 miGoldUnknown
Eddy Creek and Parka Creek1.4 miChromiumPast Producer
Unnamed Location near Gazelle, CA1.9 miChromiumUnknown
Little Eva1.9 miGoldPast Producer
Leviathan2.0 miChromiumProducer
Leviathan2.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Dewey2.0 miGoldPast Producer
Dewey Mine2.0 miGoldPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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