Lookout Deposits

Manganese occurrence · Trinity County, California

OccurrenceManganeseUSGS MRDS

Section

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

discovered 1941

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
CountyTrinity
Coordinates40.25265, -123.48082

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Discovery Year1941
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10263000
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Lookout Deposits0.3 miOccurrence
Broken Hammer Prospect2.4 miOccurrence
Briggs Deposits2.4 miOccurrence
Black Oak Mine2.5 miPast Producer
Briggs2.5 miManganeseOccurrence
Black Oak Mine2.8 miManganeseProducer
Stockton Deposits2.8 miOccurrence
Ware Deposits Nos.1 and 23.3 miProspect
Stockton3.3 miPast Producer
Ware Deposit No. 23.5 miOccurrence
Coyote Claim3.9 miOccurrence
Coyote3.9 miManganeseProspect

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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