The Munko Prospect is a mercury mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.15222, -122.52028
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Munko Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Munko Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Altoona District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: P. C. Munko
Years: 1965 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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: FRACTURE COATINGS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Workings): TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINE/DIORITE - PORPHYRY CONTACT
References
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. 174, 199.
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