Mine detail: Senator

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.20936, -121.89353

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Dolomite
Discovery year:	1863

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1863 - 1909 (INTERMITTENT), 1909 - 1912, 1915 - 1926

Geology

Host rock:	Franciscan Complex
Host type:	Serpentinite
Structure:	Local Fractures
Alteration processes:	Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine

References

MRDS	M055621
DEP	10103810
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H. AND EVERHART, D. L., 1964, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 360, 206 P}{Production:: BAILEY AND EVERHART, 1964}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.