Description
Union Carbide Corp. Recognized Asbestos In The Area In 1958
Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Franciscan Complex
Associated rockSandstone · Panoche Formation
StructureNorthwest- Trending Coalinga Anticline, New Idria Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingCalifornia Coast Ranges
AlterationOxidation Of Upper 15 To 20 Ft. Of Deposit.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10080545
MRDS IDW031823
Alternate namesSanta Cruz Mine, Hiden Splendor Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.32134, -120.58709
References
1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. NEW YORK: MCGRAW- HILL MINING INFORMATION SERVICES, P. 168.LINN, R. K., 1968, NEW IDRIA MINING DISTRICT IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (THE GRATON- SALES VOLUME). NEW YORK: AM. INST. OF MNG., MET. AND PET. ENG., INC., PP. 1623-1649.