Fir Tree Placer

Gold past producer · Siskiyou County, California

Past ProducerGoldSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · GOLDBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for gold. 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
Coordinates41.26124, -123.32943

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10140628
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Fir Tree Placer0.0 miGoldProducer
Bennett Mine0.2 miGoldPast Producer
Hard Luck0.2 miGoldPast Producer
Sacci-Spellenburg0.4 miGoldProducer
Sacci-Spellenburg0.4 miGoldPast Producer
High Bar Placer0.4 miGold OreAbandoned
Forks Placer0.6 miGoldUnknown
Bennett Patent0.7 miGoldUnknown
Charles Gane0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Virgin Creek Area1.0 miGoldPast Producer
Native Son Placer1.1 miGoldUnknown
Shummy Mine1.2 miGoldProducer

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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