Lion Den

The Lion Den is a mercury mine located in Santa Barbara county, California at an elevation of 3,251 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: Lion Den  

State:  California

County:  Santa Barbara

Elevation: 3,251 Feet (991 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 34.72417, -119.91056

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Lion Den MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lion Den
Secondary: Cal-Mer
Secondary: Santa Rosa


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Santa Barbara
District: Cachuma


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: National Mining And Milling 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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1933
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Local Fault Intersections


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Carbonatized Sediments


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Dickite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SHAFT SYMBOL

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS LARGELY INACCESSIBLE


References

Reference (Production): USBM DATA

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

Reference (Deposit): EVERHART, D. L., 1950, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CACHUMA DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 46, P. 509 - 532

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

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

Reference (Deposit): 5) RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486


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