Cerro Bonito

The Cerro Bonito is a mercury mine located in San Benito county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: Cerro Bonito

State:  California

County:  San Benito

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 36.57444, -120.92222

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Cerro Bonito MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cerro Bonito
Secondary: Mathews


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: San Benito
District: Central San Benito


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. Thomas Flint


Production

Year: 1960
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10-20 Lb/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1873
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Serpentine - Sandstone Contact


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): 2 MI S OF LLANADA


References

Reference (Deposit): 5) FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27, 270 P.

Reference (Deposit): 6) RANSOME, A.L., AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486

Reference (Deposit): 7) YATES, R.G. AND HILPERT, L.S., 1945, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SAN BENITO AND NORTHWESTERN FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 41, P. 11-35

Reference (Production): USBM DATA

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 41 - 60

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.


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