The Rattlesnake Prospect is a mine located in Monterey county, California at an elevation of 3,130 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: 3,130 Feet (954 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 35.90389, -120.28472
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Rattlesnake Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rattlesnake Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Monterey
District: Parkfield (Table Mountain)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. D. And M. Freeman
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR NW/4 SEC 30; N/2 N/2 SEC 30
Comment (Geology): ORE SEEN ONLY IN FLOAT
References
Reference (Deposit): HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6.
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W. JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL III; SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105
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