Mine detail: Esther

Previously called 'New River'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.08512, -123.26056

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	FRACTURE COATINGS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1931-1933

Geology

Host type:	Serpentinite
Tectonic:	Klamath Mountains

References

MRDS	M055538
DEP	10040680
Reference	{Deposit:: *RIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 120.}{Production:: USBM DATA}
Reporter	Gassaway, J. S., Peterson, Jocelyn A.