California · San Benito County
Past Producer

Bitter Water

San Benito County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlA Ne Fracture In Panoche
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
StructureFractures In Panoche
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1932 - 1938
Identification
Deposit ID10103828
MRDS IDM055816
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.59938, -120.93544
References
AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 41 - 60HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486YATES, R.G., AND HILPERT, L.S., 1945, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SAN BENITO AND NORTHWESTERN FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 41, P. 11-35