Red Cap Lake Prospect

Silver prospect · Humboldt County, California

ProspectSilverSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · SILVERBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for silver. 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
CountyHumboldt
Coordinates41.16844, -123.42283

Commodities

PrimarySilver
TertiaryCopper

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10188312
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Salmon Mountain Prospect1.2 miSilverUnknown
Devils Backbone Prospect1.2 miCopperUnknown
Badlands Mine2.0 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed near Weitchpec, CA2.4 miGoldUnknown
Kublia Gold Prospect2.5 miSilverUnknown
Unnamed Tunnel near Weitchpec, CA2.8 miGoldUnknown
Salmon Summit Mine3.0 miGoldPast Producer
Salmon Summit3.1 miGoldPast Producer
Jumbo3.4 miGoldProspect
Golden King Group3.4 miGoldPast Producer
Little Klondike3.6 miGoldOccurrence
Little Klondike4.2 miGoldProducer

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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