The Sunny Brook Prospect is a mercury mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 1,250 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: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.97, -123.91528
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Sunny Brook Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunny Brook Prospect
Secondary: Sunnybrook
Secondary: Diamond Creek Cinnabar Co.
Secondary: Riamond Creek
Secondary: Rockland
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Diamond Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1850
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED, FRACTURE COATINGS, VEINS AND FISSURE FILLINGS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRADE REPORTED AT 10 LB/TON HG
Materials
Ore: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ORIGINAL DISCOVERY IN COUNTY MADE HERE IN 1850
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, ADIT, DRIFTS, CUTS - CAVED
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. 170, 198.
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, P. 309.
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 41.
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 27, P. 195.
Reference (Production): USBM UNPUB DATA
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