Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlShears In Serpentine
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
Geology
StructureNw Trending - Sw Dipping Shear Zone
AlterationSilica Carbonate Alteration In Franciscan Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1902 - 1908, 1910 - 1911, 1913 - 1915, 1918, 1932, 1935, 1939 - 1940, 1942
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10040920
MRDS IDM055809
Alternate namesRamirez, Hernandis, Los Picachos, Benta, Bonanza
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.34662, -120.69516
References
ECKEL, E. B. AND MYERS, W. B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT, SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, P. 81 - 124BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252AVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 41-605) BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.6) RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486