Mount Eddy

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
Coordinates41.38154, -122.47111

Commodities

PrimaryAsbestos

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10281118
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unnamed Locations near Weed, CA0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed Location near Weed, CA0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Mountain Chrome Mine0.8 miChromiumPast Producer
Mountain Chrome Mine0.8 miChromiumProducer
Neptune Group0.8 miAsbestosProspect
Side Bet Group0.9 miAsbestosOccurrence
Edwards0.9 miChromiumUnknown
South Pacific Co Locations0.9 miStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Reported Occurrence1.3 miAsbestosOccurrence
Meadow View1.7 miChromiumProducer
Meadow View1.7 miChromiumPast Producer
Unnamed Location near Weed, CA1.8 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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