Shasta Lily Mine (Shasta Lilly Mine; Ruby Lily Mine), Ramshorn Summit, Altoona Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 9' 8'' North , 122° 31' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee Creek | 217 (2011) | 17.3km |
| Dunsmuir | 1,582 (2017) | 21.7km |
| Trinity Center | 267 (2011) | 24.1km |
| Mount Shasta | 3,296 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Lakehead | 461 (2011) | 29.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96854
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96854:9
GUID (UUID V4):
6aad2633-07ef-4f22-9567-20bba5f3d4eb
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.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040719 |
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