Summit No.1 Deposit

Manganese prospect · Trinity 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
CountyTrinity
Coordinates40.13955, -123.53892

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Discovery Year1942
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10141616
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Summit No. 1 Deposit0.1 miOccurrence
Wagon No. 10.3 miOccurrence
Moody Manganese Deposits0.3 miManganeseProducer
Source No 1 Prospect0.4 miProspect
Source No. 10.5 miOccurrence
White0.6 miProspect
White Deposit0.6 miOccurrence
White Maple Sprs0.7 miManganeseOccurrence
Corner No. 1 and No. 2 Prospects0.8 miOccurrence
Corner No. 1 and No. 2 Prospects0.8 miProspect
Live Oak Deposit0.9 miOccurrence
Neafus Peak Deposit0.9 miPast Producer

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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