The Sentinal is a mercury mine located in Trinity county, California.
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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
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Sentinal MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sentinal
Secondary: Invincible Consolidated?
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Altoona District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. S. Simpson, Inc.
Years: 1965 -
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: Klamath Mountains
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): ADJOINS INTEGRAL CONSOLIDATED GROUP. LOCATION TO QUARTER CORNER SECS. 15 AND 22
Comment (Geology): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. PRESUMED SIMILAR TO ALTOONA MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 121
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