Mine detail: Central - Empire Group

Previously called 'DeweyHidden Treasure - Mercury QueenMercury KingLittle Giant'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.03405, -122.42607

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Discovery year:	1873

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1873, 1875, 1890, 1926
First production started:	1926

Geology

Host type:	Serpentinite
Structure:	Serpentine - Shale Contact
Alteration processes:	Silicification Of Serpentine

References

MRDS	M055630
DEP	10040762
Reference	{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA; IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486}{Deposit:: LOGAN, C.A., 1929, MINING IN CALIFORNIA, COLUSA COUNTY: REPT. OF STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 25, P. 295-299}{Deposit:: BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.}{Production:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.