Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IN VUGS AND SEAMS
Ore controlShear And Breccia Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar
GangueClay, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureShear Zone
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
AlterationSilica-Carbonate Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1946 - 1960
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10040636
MRDS IDM055487
Alternate namesWilmot, Schultz, Simbro, Patrick Creek, Schults Bros., High Dome, Croesus Bulch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.93538, -123.85643
References
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 170, 198.O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MNES AND GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, P. 281-282.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1959-1973, MINERALS YEARBOOKS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINESUSBM DATA