Lone Star

Copper prospect · Shasta County, California

ProspectCopperUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · COPPERLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for copper. 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
CountyShasta
Coordinates40.68765, -122.53780

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10165486
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Iron Mountain Mine0.3 miCopperPast Producer
Whiskey Hill0.6 miGoldPast Producer
Lone Star0.6 miOccurrence
Whiskey Hill0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Mad Ox0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Maddox Mine0.9 miGoldUnknown
Iron Mountain Mine1.0 miCopper, ZincPast Producer
Sugarloaf Prospect1.0 miCopperPast Producer
Busy Bee1.2 miCopperProspect
Busy Bee1.2 miCopperProducer
Hornet Mine1.3 miGoldProducer
New Okosh1.3 miGoldUnknown

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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