The Isabella is a copper mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.35833, -122.64250
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Isabella MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Isabella
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: East Fork
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1911 - 1915 ; NO KNOWN PRODUCTION VALUES.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN FILLING CONSISTS OF QUARTZ AND QUARTZITE WITH SULFIDES AND TALC. GOUGE. ORE IS BASE, CARRYING GRAY COPPER AND SILVER, SOME GOLD.
Comment (Workings): ADITS 330 AND 175 FT. SHAFT 45 FT. AND OTHER WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1931 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION, 27TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; DIV. OF MINES, P. 28.
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 344.
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1921 , SISKIYOU COUNTY, 17TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 532.
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