Pinery Hill Prospect

Manganese occurrence · Siskiyou County, California

OccurrenceManganeseUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · MANGANESESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1942

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. 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
CountySiskiyou
Coordinates41.59564, -122.92922

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Discovery Year1942
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10213412
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Quartz Hill Mine0.0 miCopperOccurrence
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Keenan0.3 miGoldPast Producer
Turk0.3 miGoldPast Producer
French Pete0.3 miGoldPast Producer
French Pete0.3 miGoldUnknown
Turk Mine0.4 miGoldPast Producer
Wright and Fletcher0.4 miGoldUnknown
Keenan0.4 miGoldPast Producer
McGinness Mine0.5 miGoldUnknown
Cayuse Joe0.5 miGoldPast 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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