Mine detail: Central - Empire Group

Previously called 'DeweyHidden Treasure - Mercury QueenMercury KingLittle Giant'

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Location: Colusa County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.03405, -122.42607
dep_id: 10040762
mrds_id: M055630
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
alteration: Silicification Of Serpentine
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Brecciation And Alteration Of Serpentine
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Serpentinite
Structure: Serpentine - Shale Contact
Year first produced: 1926
disc_yr: 1873
prod_yrs: 1873, 1875, 1890, 1926
References:
  • 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
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