Hearst Lease

Chromium prospect · Shasta County, California

ProspectChromiumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
PROSPECTCHROMIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a prospect: a shallow pit or trench dug to test for ore, not a working mine. The ore color stands for chromium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyShasta
Coordinates41.17765, -122.30890

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10116795
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Little Castle Creek Mine0.4 miPast Producer
Little Castle Creek0.5 miChromiumProducer
Little Castle Creek Mine0.5 miChromiumPast Producer
Little Castle Creek Mine0.6 miChromiumProducer
Hearst Property0.7 miChromiumPast Producer
Sacramento River Pit1.0 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dunsmuir1.1 miOccurrence
Dunsmuir1.1 miNickelUnknown
Coggins Mine1.1 miChromiumPast Producer
Unidentified Workings1.8 miChromiumUnknown
Coggins1.9 miChromiumPast Producer
Castella2.0 miChromiumPlant

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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