| Deposit ID | 10040653 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055507 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunny Brook Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Sunnybrook, Diamond Creek Cinnabar Co., Riamond Creek, Rockland |
| Related records | 10260372 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.91644, 41.96982 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 381 |
| Relative position | 4 MI SOUTHWEST OF BIG BOY MINE, 18 MI BY ROAD WEST OF MONUMENTAL, 4 MI SOUTH OF STATE LINE NEAR HEAD OF DIAMOND CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Del Norte(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
High Plateau Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Smith(hydrologic unit)
Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Six Rivers National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Del Norte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 018N | 002E | 11 | NW4 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GRADE REPORTED AT 10 LB/TON HG |
|---|
| Model code | 179 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27c |
| Deposit model name | Silica-carbonate Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| (1) | -123.91644, 41.96982 |
|---|
| General form | DISSEMINATED, FRACTURE COATINGS, VEINS AND FISSURE FILLINGS |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Production years | 1917 |
| District name | Diamond Creek District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055507 |
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES.
HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 170, 198.
O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, P. 309.
BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 41.
AUBURY, L.E., 1908, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 27, P. 195.
USBM UNPUB DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1975 | Gassaway, J. S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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