Los Prietos

The Los Prietos is a mercury mine located in Santa Barbara 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: Los Prietos  

State:  California

County:  Santa Barbara

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 34.53361, -119.68833

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Los Prietos MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Los Prietos
Secondary: Juniper
Secondary: Snow


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Santa Barbara
District: Los Prietos


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gibraltar Mining Co.


Production

Year: 1962
Time Period: To 1962
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2-10 Lb/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Sandstone - Serpentine Contact


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON MINE SYMBOL


References

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

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1925, MINING IN CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 21, P. 542 - 544

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

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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