Wood Deposit

Manganese prospect · Trinity County, California

ProspectManganeseUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
PROSPECTMANGANESESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1941

Drawn as a prospect: a shallow pit or trench dug to test for ore, not a working mine. The ore color stands for manganese. 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
CountyTrinity
Coordinates40.15595, -123.53892

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
Discovery Year1941
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10117784
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Wood Deposit0.1 miOccurrence
Rice Road No. 1 Prospect0.3 miOccurrence
Tan Oak No 10.4 miManganeseProspect
Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 20.5 miOccurrence
Rice Road No.1 Prospect0.5 miProspect
Wool Mountain Nos 1 and 2 Claims0.5 miProspect
Tan Oak No. 10.6 miOccurrence
Live Oak Deposit0.6 miOccurrence
Live Oak0.6 miProspect
Coldwater Nos. 1 and 2 Deposits0.9 miPast Producer
Bucking Camp Deposits No. 10.9 miProspect
Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 and 20.9 miOccurrence

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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