Lighthill Prospect

Manganese prospect · Siskiyou County, California

ProspectManganeseUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
PROSPECTMANGANESESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1942

Drawn as a prospect: a shallow pit or trench dug to test for ore, not a working mine. 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
Coordinates41.72983, -122.97833

Commodities

TertiaryManganese

Mine Details

StatusProspect
Discovery Year1942
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10286370
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Lighthill Prospect0.5 miOccurrence
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Wooliver Bar Mine1.2 miGoldUnknown
Gold King1.3 miGoldPast Producer
Crawford Mine1.4 miGoldUnknown
Enterprise1.4 miGoldUnknown
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Duncan1.4 miGoldUnknown
Quartz Hill1.5 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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