Mountain View Cinnabar

The Mountain View Cinnabar is a mercury mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,090 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: Mountain View Cinnabar  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,090 Feet (637 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 33.3667, -111.37690

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Mountain View Cinnabar

Mountain View Cinnabar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain View Cinnabar
Secondary: Mountain View
Secondary: Morning Glory Quick
Secondary: M&N Silver
Secondary: Fort View Silver
Secondary: Hill Top Silver & Gold


Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: C. A. Nations
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1940


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


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): USGS QUAD REFERENCED ABOVE;IC 8252 AND ABM MAP

Reference (Deposit): REFERENCED ABOVE LOCATE THIS PROP.IN SEC.31,IN 10 E

Reference (Deposit): USGS SUPERSTITION MTS.SW QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOUNTAIN VIEW MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8252,MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.,1965,PP71,73,

Reference (Deposit): TABLE 16.

Reference (Deposit): ABM MAP OF KNOWN METALLIC MINERAL OCCURENCES

Reference (Deposit): LOCATION GIVEN IS CALCULATED USING INFO.IN OWNERS REPT.AND


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