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California · Santa Clara County

Guadalupe Mine

Unconfirmed Mercury Mixed Underground / Surface

Key facts

State
California
County
Santa Clara
Mining district
New Almaden
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Mercury
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Guadalupe, Unnamed Location (MAS 0060850111)

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Source classification: Underground operation documented

Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 5 shaft symbols
  • 10 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Guadalupe Rubbish Disposal Inc. · Source-reported owner · 1982
  • James Rolfe, Iii · Source-reported owner
  • Rancho de Guadalupe Inc. · Source-reported owner · 1982

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Dolomite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Cinnabar
  • Mercury
  • Bornite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Galena
View all 10 reported minerals
  • Dolomite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Cinnabar
  • Mercury
  • Bornite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Galena
  • Sphalerite
  • Stibnite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (5)
  • mapped adit symbols (10)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

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