Volcan Copper Company

The Volcan Copper Company is a iron mine located in Madera county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Volcan Copper Company

State:  California

County:  Madera

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 37.51806, -119.50528

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Volcan Copper Company MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Volcan Copper Company


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Madera
District: Mt. Raymond


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Robert S. Fletcher


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SEGREGATED LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): LITTLE COPPER STAIN WAS SEEN

Comment (Workings): DIAMOND DRILLED, SEVERAL OLD TUNNELS, SHAFTS AND OTHER WORKINGS ARE IN EVIDENCE


References

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928: 24TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST: CA. MIN. BUR., P. 336


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