King Copper Group

Gold occurrence · Shasta County, California

OccurrenceGoldUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · GOLDLEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. 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
CountyShasta
Coordinates40.69565, -122.50360

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10189334
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
King Copper Group0.0 miGoldProducer
Blue Jay0.1 miCopperUnknown
Blue Jay0.2 miCopperOccurrence
Sugar Loaf Area0.2 miCopperPast Producer
King Copper Group0.2 miOccurrence
Lawson Butte Cons.0.5 miOccurrence
Lawson Butte Co.0.5 miCopperUnknown
United Copper0.6 miCopperUnknown
United Copper0.6 miCopperProducer
Lone Hand0.7 miOccurrence
Lone Hand0.7 miCopperUnknown
Hard Tack0.7 miCopperUnknown

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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