Mine detail: Providencia

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.18909, -121.86686

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	PODS
Discovery year:	1861

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1861 - 1863

Geology

Host type:	Serpentinite
Alteration processes:	Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine

References

MRDS	M055617
DEP	10040751
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H. AND EVERHART, D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 360, 206 P}{Production:: BAILEY & EVERHART}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.