Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlHot Springs And Fumaroles, Presently Active
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueChalcedony, Clay, Opal, Pyrite, Sulfur
Geology
AlterationArgillic, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1935-1936, 1942-1943
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10103802
MRDS IDM055523
Alternate namesCoso Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.0222, -117.77008
References
HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252USBM DATA