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La Libertad Mine

Past Producer in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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  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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10116805
MRDS ID M055764
MAS/MILS ID 0060790086
Record type Site
Current site name La Libertad Mine
Alternate or previous names Thompson Mine
Related records 10040885

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.90238, 35.58136 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cypress Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salinas(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 S 010 E 21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.90238, 35.58136
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 35, 1939, P. 437-438.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLEITN 922-R, 1941, P. 548-549, 562-564.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8252, 1965, P. 197.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-AUG-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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