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Copper (commodity) from
United Copper Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view United Copper Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1197678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1197678:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMountain Copper Mine, Redding, Redding Mining District, Shasta County, California, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-Cu mine [1], Pettijohn Mountain, Minersville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘBully Hill Mine (Shasta Zinc and Copper Mine; Bully Hill-Rising Star Mine; Copper City Mine; Rising Star Mine; Delamar Mine; Shasta Zinc and Copper Mine), Bully Hill, Bully Hill, Bully Hill District (Winthrop District), East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu Mine [1], Ramshorn Summit, Altoona Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu occurrence [4], Packers Peak, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘCalifornia and Massachusetts Copper Mine (California Mine; Sulphide claim; Uncle Sam claim; Springs claim), Tomhead Mountain, Tehama County, California, USA
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag occurrence [1], Kangaroo Lake, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu occurrence [3], Kangaroo Lake, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu-Ag mine [2], China Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu-Ag occurrence [1], China Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
 
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