The Deep Gulch Placer is a mercury mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.17361, -121.82361
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Deep Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deep Gulch Placer
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
District: New Almaden
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1945-1947
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Nuggets Averaged 75% Cinnabar
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): WHERE DEEP GULCH JOINS ALMADEN CANYON. LOCATION APPROXIMATE
Comment (Workings): DISCOVERED ACCIDENTLY BY H.F. AUSTIN
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DERIVED FROM DEEP GULCH DRAINAGE AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., AND EVERHART D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 360, 206 P
Reference (Production): BAILEY & EVERHART
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