The Fortuna Claims is a copper mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 10,079 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: 10,079 Feet (3,072 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.6594, -119.18560
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Fortuna Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fortuna Claims
Secondary: Crown Point Claims
Secondary: Tal Vez Claims
Secondary: Shadow Creek
Secondary: Nidever Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Madera
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS LOCATED ON THE N. SIDE OF SHADOW CREEK, BETWEEN THE AND THE SUMMITE OF SHADOW-GARNET DIVIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES SPECIAL REPORT 35, 1953, P. 74.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 46, 1950, P. 477.
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