Mine detail: Otto - Bullion

Previously called 'Otto'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.70349, -122.61413

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1935 - 1944

Geology

Host type:	Serpentinite
Structure:	Serpentine - Sandstone Contact
Alteration processes:	Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine

References

MRDS	M055672
DEP	10103816
Reference	{Deposit:: HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: YATES, R. G. AND HILPERT, L. S., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN MAYACMAS DISTRICT, LAKE AND NAPA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 231 - 286}{Deposit:: AVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LAKE COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 15-38}{Production:: USBM DATA}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.