The Red Hawk Mine is a mercury mine located in Modoc county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.9025, -120.30250
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Red Hawk Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Hawk Mine
Secondary: Modoc Cinnabar Group
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Modoc
District: Alturas District
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
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: FISSURE AND CROSS FRACTURE FILLING
Structure
Type: R
Description: Warner Mountains
Type: L
Description: Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6-8 LB HG/100 LB ORE , FROM TESTS IN 1918
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Nontronite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN SOUTHERN PART OF HIGH GRADE GOLD DISTRICT
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IS ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED IN FRACTURES
Comment (Commodity): BE WAS REPORTED PRESENT IN NONTRONITE-BEARING ROCKS, BUT ANALYSES BY USGS FOUND NONE
Comment (Workings): ADITS, OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: WIDE BRECCIA ZONE
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD M055473 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 172-173, 199.
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 29-30.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 194, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-B, P. 72.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
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