Brainard

The Brainard is a mine located in Santa Clara county, California.

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

Name: Brainard  

State:  California

County:  Santa Clara

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.17806, -121.88556

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Brainard MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brainard
Secondary: James Ranch


Commodity

Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Santa Clara


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: 1918
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Serpentine - Sandstone Contact


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Clay


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION


References

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, F.F. AND JENNING, C.W., 1954, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 50, P. 342-354

Reference (Deposit): FRANKE, H.A., 1930, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, P. 26-33

Reference (Production): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965


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