Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlNumerous Fractures, Lithologic Control Of Sandstone And Shale Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueOrpiment, Realgar
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1931, 1934, 1941 - 1943
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10040857
MRDS IDM055732
Alternate namesStar Springs
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.69016, -123.0333
References
EVERHART, D. L., 1950, SKAGGS SPRINGS QUICKSILVER MINE, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 46, P. 385 - 394BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESHONKE, M.T., JR. AND VER PLANCK, W.E., JR., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 46 P. 98-105RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486USBM DATA