Latitude: 36°24'35"N
Longitude: 120°41'47"W
A former Hg mine located 0.7 km (2,300 feet) WSW of Sampson Peak.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Franciscan Formation (Jurassic) (serpentine and sandstone, and in the Panoche Formation (Upper Cretaceous) (sandstone and shale).
Local structures include the N70W-trending Coalinga anticline, the New Idria thrust fault, and a tear fault.
Production data are found in: U.S. Bureau of Mines file data.
References
Bradley, W.W. (1918), Quicksilver resources of California, with a section on metallurgy and ore dressing: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 78, 389 pp.
Ransome, Alfred Leslie & J.L. Kellogg (1939), Quicksilver resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 35): 35: 353-486.
Eckel, Edwin Butt & W.B. Myers (1946), Quicksilver deposits of the New Idria district, San Benito and Fresno Counties, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 42): 42: 81-124.
Holmes, Jr., G.W. (1965), Mercury in California: in: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252.
Averill, Charles V. (1947b), Mines and mineral resources of San Benito County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 43): 43(1): 41-60.
Bailey, E. H., USGS, personal files.
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