The Nye Ranch is a mercury mine located in Glenn county, California at an elevation of 607 feet.
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
Elevation: 607 Feet (185 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 39.58694, -122.44583
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Nye Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nye Ranch
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Glenn
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF HG
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE. PLOTS IN UPPER CRETACEOUS MARINE STRATA ON UKIAH GEOLOGIC MAP
References
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 46
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