Mine detail: Phoenix Group

Previously called 'HaywardSummitRed Mountain'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.3977, -121.44463

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Discovery year: 1875

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1901 - 1903, 1915 - 1916

Geology

Host type:Serpentinite,Sandstone
Structure:Serpentine - Sediment Contact

References

MRDSM055744
DEP10040868
Reference{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.}{Deposit:: CHARLES, A., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 96-98}{Deposit:: HAWKES, H.E., JR., WELLS, F.G., AND WHEELER, D.P., JR., 1942, CHROMITE AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE DEL PUERTO AREA, STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIF.: USGS BULL. 936-D, P. 79-110}{Production:: HOLMES, 1965}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.