Mine detail: Phoenix Group

Previously called 'HaywardSummitRed Mountain'

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Location: Stanislaus County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.3977, -121.44463
dep_id: 10040868
mrds_id: M055744
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Serpentinite,Sandstone
Structure: Serpentine - Sediment Contact
disc_yr: 1875
prod_yrs: 1901 - 1903, 1915 - 1916
References:
  • 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
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