California · Napa County
Past Producer

Knoxville Mine

Napa County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1862 - 1917, 1922, 1927 - 1936, 1940 - 1948
First production1862
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10261979
MRDS IDM008882
Alternate namesKnoxville, Boston, Excellsior, Redington
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.8253, -122.3389
References
AVERITT, P. 1945, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE KNOXVILLE DISTRICT, NAPA, YOLO, AND LAKE COUNTIES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 41, NO. 2, PP. 78-81.BECKER, G. F., 1888, GEOLOGY OF THE QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MONOGRAPH 13, P. 285-289.GAMBLE, G. F., 1982, PRESENT OWNER OF THE KNOXVILLE MINE, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.GUINIVERE, R., 1982, VICE-PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING, HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY AND D'APPOLORIA, 1982, MCLAUGHLIN PROJECT - PROPOSED GOLD MINE AND MINERAL EXTRACTION FACILITY: PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, P. 3-19.VREDENBURGH, L. M., 1982, TERTIARY GOLD-BEARING MERCURY DEPOSITS OF THE COAST RANGES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 2, P. 23.CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, CENTRAL VALLEY REGION. INATCIVE MINE DRAINAGE IN THE SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA, STAFF REPORT, JULY 92, P. 73.