Reported Occurrence

Asbestos occurrence · Siskiyou County, California

OccurrenceAsbestosUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · ASBESTOSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for asbestos. 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
Coordinates41.38484, -122.44641

Commodities

PrimaryAsbestos

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10214099
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
South Pacific Co Locations0.5 miStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unnamed Location near Weed, CA0.9 miChromiumUnknown
Edwards1.1 miChromiumUnknown
Meadow View1.2 miChromiumProducer
Meadow View1.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Mount Eddy1.3 miAsbestosOccurrence
Unnamed Location near Weed, CA1.3 miAsbestosUnknown
Neptune Group1.5 miAsbestosProspect
Unnamed Locations near Weed, CA1.6 miChromiumOccurrence
Shasta View1.7 miAsbestosUnknown
Unnamed Location near Weed, CA1.8 miChromiumOccurrence
Reported Location2.0 miChromiumUnknown

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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