The Bernard Property is a mercury mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,070 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: 1,070 Feet (326 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.58194, -120.88028
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Bernard Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bernard Property
Secondary: Bernard Cinnabar Mine
Secondary: Amador
Secondary: Amador Quicksilver Mine.
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Nashville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. L. Schneider
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): VERMILION COATS WALLS OF OLD WORKINGS - 1860'S (AUBURY)
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1903, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27.
Reference (Deposit): 5) CLARK, W.B. AND CARLSON, D.W., 1956 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 52, P. 438
Reference (Deposit): 6) LOGAN, C.A., 1926, DISTRICT REPORT, EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 22, P. 445
Reference (Production): HOLMES
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