Fort Baker

Manganese prospect · Humboldt County, California

ProspectManganeseSurface-UndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · MANGANESELEVELSHEADFRAMESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mine worked both from the surface and underground. 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
CountyHumboldt
Coordinates40.59984, -123.75833

Commodities

PrimaryManganese
TertiaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface-Underground
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10285398
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Fort Baker0.4 miManganeseProducer
Fort Baker Mine0.4 miPast Producer
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Unnamed Location near Hyampom, CA4.9 miChromiumUnknown
Hansen Quarry5.9 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown near Hyampom, CA7.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Wood7.8 miChromiumOccurrence
Riley Placer Mine8.0 miGoldUnknown
Unnamed Location near Hyampom, CA8.1 miChromiumUnknown
Wood8.2 miChromiumOccurrence
Unknown near Hyampom, CA8.7 miChromiumOccurrence

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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