Mine detail: Mother Lode

Previously called 'Canyon CreekAmerican AlmadenConsolidated Quicksilver'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.33567, -120.35832

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar, Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony, Opal, Quartz
Orebody form: LENTICULAR - OR CHIMNEY LIKE
Discovery year: 1902

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Basalt
Associated rock:Clarno Formation, Andesite, Basalt Flows
Associated type:Tuff,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt
Alteration processes:Extensive Clay Alteration Along Faults And Shear Zones. Silicification, Carbonatization.

References

MRDSM055194
DEP10040421
Reference{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILE}{Production:: BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}
ReporterBergquist, Joel R., Horley, D. And Walker, G. W.