Southern Pacific Property

Occurrence in Kings county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030614
MRDS ID M008851
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Pacific Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.2668, 35.89885 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kings(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Dark Hole(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Estrella(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kings

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023S 016E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.2668, 35.89885

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: EXTENSIVE OUTCROPS OF SILICA CARBONATE WITH SPARSE MERCURY MINERALIZATION LOCALIZED BY FAULTING. WARRANTS FURTHER EXPLORATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND ADITS DATING BACK TO 1890; GEOCHEMICAL AND MAGNETIC SURVEY CONDUCTED 1959-60

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIN. FOR IND. SOUTHERN CALIF., SO PACIFIC CO., P. 14-15, MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.