Live Oak

Manganese prospect · Humboldt County, California

ProspectManganeseSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · MANGANESEBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1942

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
CountyHumboldt
Coordinates40.15095, -123.54832

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Discovery Year1942
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10138913
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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Live Oak Deposit0.1 miOccurrence
Wood Deposit0.6 miProspect
Rice Road No. 1 Prospect0.7 miOccurrence
Wood Deposit0.7 miOccurrence
Wool Mountain Nos 1 and 2 Claims0.7 miProspect
Summit No. 1 Deposit0.9 miOccurrence
Rice Road No.1 Prospect0.9 miProspect
Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 20.9 miOccurrence
Summit No.1 Deposit0.9 miProspect
Tan Oak No 11.0 miManganeseProspect
Wagon No. 11.0 miOccurrence
Source No 1 Prospect1.1 miProspect

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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