Southview Prospect

The Southview Prospect is a mercury mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,640 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: Southview Prospect  

State:  California

County:  San Luis Obispo

Elevation: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 35.0986, -120.28220

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Satelite image of the Southview Prospect

Southview Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Southview Prospect
Secondary: Stanley Mountain Rare Ii Area


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: San Luis Obispo


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO DEER TRAIL MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 57-83, 1983, TABLE 1,

Reference (Deposit): P. 11.


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