California · Siskiyou County
Occurrence

Yellow Butte

Siskiyou County, California, United States
CopperMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10033950
MRDS IDM020602
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.54428, -122.2561
References
AUBURY, L.E., 1908, THE COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 50, P. 126.AVERILL, C.V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31 , NO. 3 , P. 273-274.R.U. KING, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB DATA