The Deep Creek Prospect is a mercury mine located in Modoc county, California at an elevation of 5,249 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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.50472, -120.20889
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Deep Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deep Creek Prospect
Secondary: Silvertown
Secondary: Silverton
Secondary: Cedarville
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Modoc
District: Alturas 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
Discovery Year: 1935
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: THIN FILMS AND SPECKS IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Warner Mountains
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.55 LB/TON HG. TWO SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.04 AND 0.01% HG
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1930'S
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW CUTS, CAVED TUNNELS, 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ROCKS ARE FLAT - LYING
Comment (Deposit): LODE MAY CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): 5 CLAIMS EXTEND FROM SOUTH DEEP CREEK OVER THE RANGE TO NORTH DEEP CREEK
Comment (Production): RETORT ON THE SITE
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IS ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED IN SHEAR ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 172, 199.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-B, P. 28-29.
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