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Shasta Lily Mine (Shasta Lilly Mine; Ruby Lily Mine), Ramshorn Summit, Altoona District, Trinity Mts, Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USA

Latitude: 41°9'8"N
Longitude: 122°31'13"W

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A former Hg mine located in sec. 14, T38N, R6W, MDM, 6.8 km (4.2 miles) ENE of Ramshorn Summit (coordinates of record), along Crow Creek, just N of its confluence with Cinnabar Gulch, on National Forest land. Owned by George L. Costa (1965). Operated by A.Y. Cripps (1958). Operated intermittently since 1937. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 2,000 meters.

Mineralization is a Hg deposit (Deposit model: 179: Silica-carbonate Hg). Associated rocks include serpentinite. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 1 (Trinity Ophiolite).

Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains.

Workings include surface and underground openings with a total length of 22.86 meters and an overall depth of 9.14 meters, comprised of a shallow shaft, an adit, and trenches.

Production data are found in: U.S. Bureau of Mines file data.

Production statistics: 1962: period to 1962: Estimated accuracy: Hg ^5 pounds/ton. Trace Hg at 2,259 grams/MT.

Mineral List

Cinnabar

1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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References

Holmes, Jr., G.W. (1965), Mercury in California: in: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252: 175, 199.

O’Brien, J.C. (1965) Mines and mineral resources of Trinity County, California. Caifornia Division of Mines and Geology County Report 4: 125 pp.: 121.

USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040719 & 10214767.

U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #006105

Bailey, E.H., USGS, personal files.

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