Manganese prospect · Trinity County, California
discovered 1940
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.
| State | California |
| County | Trinity |
| Coordinates | 40.52065, -123.37802 |
| Tertiary | Manganese |
| Status | Prospect |
| Type | Surface |
| Discovery Year | 1940 |
| Data Source | USGS MRDS |
| Source ID | 10141925 |
| Site | Distance | Commodity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Camp Claims | 0.2 mi | Occurrence | |
| Maddox | 0.7 mi | Occurrence | |
| Maddox | 1.5 mi | Copper | Occurrence |
| Cold Creek | 2.0 mi | Copper | Unknown |
| Cold Creek | 2.5 mi | Occurrence | |
| Yellow Pine Mine | 3.0 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
| Yellow Pine | 3.1 mi | Prospect | |
| No. 1 | 3.2 mi | Chromium | Unknown |
| Oak Ridge Occurrence | 3.2 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
| Sangra La Claim, Vance Group | 3.3 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
| Number One Occurrence | 3.4 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
| Happy Go Lucky Occurrence | 3.5 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
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.