The Unnamed Prospects is a mercury mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 2,999 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 40.90222, -123.78361
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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
District: Mill Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg
Orebody
Form: FRACTURE COATINGS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): SOUTH OF ORLEANS AND FROM THE TOP OF THE RIDGE WHICH CONTINUES TO THE NORTH FROM THE LINE BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIPS. UTM VERY APPROXIMATE.
Comment (Geology): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, P. 527
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