Monarch

Copper prospect · Siskiyou 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
CountySiskiyou
Coordinates41.34424, -122.71031

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeUnderground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10213945
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Monarch0.2 miOccurrence
Huntington0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Turner0.5 miCopperUnknown
Turner0.5 miOccurrence
Scott River0.9 miGoldProducer
Hummer Group1.0 miCopperOccurrence
Baldwin Group1.1 miGoldUnknown
Driggs Group1.1 miCopperOccurrence
Porphyry Dike1.1 miGoldPast Producer
Porphyry Dike1.2 miGoldPast Producer
Schnider Claim1.2 miCopperProspect
Rader Group1.2 miCopperProspect

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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