Mine detail: Rathburn Group

Previously called 'May DayLast ResortOld KentuckyJuniper'

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Location

Lat / long: 39.07682, -122.44968

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1893 - 1894

Geology

Host type:Serpentinite
Structure:Local Fractures
Alteration processes:Silicified Serpentine

References

MRDSM055634
DEP10040765
Reference{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-558}{Production:: USBM DATA}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.