The Skaggs Springs is a mercury mine located in Sonoma 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
Elevation: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.69028, -123.03222
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Skaggs Springs MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skaggs Springs
Secondary: Star Springs
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Sonoma
District: Skaggs Springs
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Leo Curtis
Production
Year: 1962
Time Period: To 1962
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3-10 Lb/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1928
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
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Metacinnabar
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Orpiment
Gangue: Realgar
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT COMMON CORNERS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HOT SPRINGS OCCUR IN THE DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERHART, D. L., 1950, SKAGGS SPRINGS QUICKSILVER MINE, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 46, P. 385 - 394
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): HONKE, M.T., JR. AND VER PLANCK, W.E., JR., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 46 P. 98-105
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
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