The Billy Goat Prospect is a manganese mine located in Santa Clara county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Billy Goat Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Billy Goat Prospect
Secondary: Wasp
Secondary: K.H.D.
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
District: Red Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 246
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 174
California Gold
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