Yellow Pine

Chromium prospect · Trinity County, California

ProspectChromiumSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · CHROMIUMBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
CountyTrinity
Coordinates40.56514, -123.37392

Commodities

TertiaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10141415
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Oak Ridge Occurrence0.1 miChromiumPast Producer
No. 10.2 miChromiumUnknown
Yellow Pine Mine0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Happy Go Lucky Occurrence0.4 miChromiumPast Producer
Number One Occurrence0.5 miChromiumPast Producer
Oak Ridge0.5 miProspect
Redskin0.7 miProspect
Sangra La Claim, Vance Group1.0 miChromiumPast Producer
Sangra La1.3 miPast Producer
Cold Creek2.6 miCopperUnknown
Maddox2.9 miOccurrence
Snow Camp Claims3.0 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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