The Malachite is a copper mine located in Santa Barbara county, California at an elevation of 2,861 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: 2,861 Feet (872 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.7978, -120.03420
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Malachite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Malachite
Secondary: Labrea Rare Ii Area
Secondary: Malachite Copper
Secondary: Azurite Claims 1923
Secondary: Manzana No 11933
Secondary: Dry Canyon No 21963
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Santa Barbara
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Davis, Al
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1968
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 9-82, 1982, P. 7,
Reference (Deposit): FIG. 1.
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