Munko Prospect

Mercury occurrence · Trinity County, California

OccurrenceMercuryUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · MERCURYSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
1925195019752000today

discovered 1939

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for mercury. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTrinity
Coordinates41.15207, -122.52139

Commodities

PrimaryMercury

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Discovery Year1939
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10040720
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Shasta Lily Mine0.0 miMercuryPast Producer
Hub and Security0.0 miMercuryPast Producer
Hub and Security0.1 miMercuryUnknown
Lucky Ann0.1 miGoldPast Producer
Thursday No. 10.1 miGoldPast Producer
Sect. 14 Claim, Crow Creek Group0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Munko, J.a. Mercury Mine0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Costa Claim0.2 miChromiumPast Producer
Munko Quicksilver0.3 miMercuryPast Producer
Charlene Sue Occurrence0.3 miChromiumPast Producer
Shasta Lily0.3 miPast Producer
Shasta Lily0.4 miMercuryUnknown

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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