The Chief Mine is a mercury mine located in Mono county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chief Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE CINNABAR OCCURS IN SILICIFIED ZONES IN VOLCANIC ROCKS WHICH ARE EXPOSED IN 24, AND SLIGHTLY IN 23.
Comment (Deposit): OPENED IN 1967. ORE WAS TREATED IN A CUSTOM FURNACE LOCATED IN AURORA CANYON, SE PART 5N/25E. THIS MG IS NOT SHOWN ON MR 30, 1962.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM MIS V. 21, NO. 2, 1968, P. 22
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