Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBrecciation And Alteration Of Serpentine
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
StructureSerpentine - Shale Contact
AlterationSilicification Of Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1873, 1875, 1890, 1926
First production1926
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10040762
MRDS IDM055630
Alternate namesDewey, Hidden Treasure - Mercury Queen, Mercury King, Little Giant
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.03405, -122.42607
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA; IN USBM IC 8252RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486LOGAN, C.A., 1929, MINING IN CALIFORNIA, COLUSA COUNTY: REPT. OF STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 25, P. 295-299BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES