Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver, Zinc
TertiaryIron, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10189472
MRDS IDW025254
Alternate namesBackbone, Little Backbone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.77375, -122.4433
References
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. MINING WASTE STUDY,FINAL REPORT, JULY 1988, 416 PP. (207-213).CLAWSON, R. F., 1969, SQUAW CREEK COPPER INVESTIGATION:CALIF. DEPT. WATER RESOURCES MEMOIR REPORT, 29 P.ERIC, J. H., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS OF CALIF.,PART 3 IN COPPER IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 144,P197-387.KINKLE, A. R., HALL W. E., AND ALBERS, J. P., 1956, GEOLOGYAND BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA COPPER-ZINCDISTRICT: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 144, P. 197-387HILLMAN, C. T., SCHUMACHER, O., AND GOSLING, B., 1977, THEWEST SHASTA COUNTY CALIF. USBM MAS REPT 40 P.MOORE, L. 1970, COPPER RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION OF WESTSHASTA MINING DISTRICT: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. 85