The Red Rock Mine is a mercury mine located in Santa Barbara county, California at an elevation of 3,120 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: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 34.72139, -119.91194
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Red Rock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Rock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Santa Barbara
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CJMG V 46 NO 4 P 523-528;INDUSTRIAL SERVICE METALLIFEROUS II-C P 77
Reference (Deposit): CALIF MIN BUR REG MIN 1906,SANTA BARBARA CO 1906;CALIF MIN BUR BUL
Reference (Deposit): 27 P 196;CALIF MIN BUR REPT 15 P 746;REPT 17 P 389;USBM 1C 8253 P 197
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