Santa Clara

The Santa Clara is a mercury mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 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

Name: Santa Clara  

State:  California

County:  Santa Clara

Elevation: 400 Feet (122 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 37.26139, -121.77694

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Santa Clara MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Santa Clara
Secondary: New North Almaden
Secondary: Piercy
Secondary: Biaggi


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Santa Clara


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Jacob Miller And Grace Miller


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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

Type: L
Description: Local Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SOUTHERN ADIT

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES GIVEN WITH SILVER CREEK


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486

Reference (Deposit): 5) FRANKE, H.A., 1930, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, P. 26-33

Reference (Production): HOLMES

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

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


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