The Silver Creek is a mercury mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 600 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: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.2739, -121.76030
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Silver Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Creek
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast 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
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References
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL. 157, P.60-62 CDMG BASIN PLANNING AREA 3, (1972)
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. VOL.50, NO.2, APR.1954, P.421&422
Reference (Deposit): CJMG VOL.50, NO.2 PLATE 2.
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