The Gibraltar Mine is a mercury mine located in Santa Barbara county, California at an elevation of 1,499 feet.
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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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 34.5236, -119.65690
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Gibraltar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gibraltar Mine
Secondary: Falcon
Secondary: Santa Ynez Group
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Santa Barbara
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gibralter Mining Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1874
Discovery Year: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L
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
Unknown: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A 15 PERCENT CONTINGENCY IS ADDED TO MINE CAP AND OP COSTS BECAUSE ADDITIONAL PUMPING COST MAY BE REQUIRED WHEN WORKINGS DEEPEN BELOW WATER LEVEL OF GIBRALTER RESERVOIR RETORT RECOVERY FOR MCDERMITT USED REPORTED TO VARY FROM 99.95 TO 99.97 PERCENT OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY NOW DISPUTED
Comment (Reserve-Resource): OTHER NAMES:FALCON, SANTA YNEZ GROUP. REMAINING OP LIFE: 5.9 YR. @ 78.4 MT HG/YR. PAST PRODUCTION: 1956-61 1452 FL; 1962-65 NO PROD; 1966-73 5957 FL; 1973-89 NO PROD. DATE OF RESERVES: 1981 (SITE VISIT, WFOC).
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY & OTHERS FRANCISCAN ROCKS CAL DIV MIN BULL 183
Reference (Deposit): 21 REPT;STATE MINERALOGIST,P 343- OJJ
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS JOHN P ECON GEOL V76 N4 P765-790
Reference (Deposit): ELLIOTT ROY H FALCON MINE WAR MINERALS REPORT 121 BUMINES
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES GEORGE H GIBRALTER(FALCON)MINE SUPP RPT BUMINES
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY W QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CA CAL ST MIN BU BULL 78
Reference (Deposit): DIBBLEE TW GEOL OF CNTRL SANTA YNEZ MTS CAL DIV MIN BULL 186
Reference (Deposit): LANGER & OTHERS SCIENCE VOL 215 NO 4531
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