The Cerro Gordo Mine is a mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 8,652 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: 8,652 Feet (2,637 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.53972, -117.79083
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Cerro Gordo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cerro Gordo Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Coso
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FES+SIO2 4.38
Analytical Data: HGS - 95.62
Materials
Ore: Metacinnabar
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR AND METACINNABAR WERE WRONGLY REPORTED FROM THIS CERRO CORDO MINE THROUGH CONFUSION WITH ANOTHER CERRO GORDO MINE IN SAN BENITO COUNTY. (MURDOCH AND WEBB, P. 50.) ) ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H
References
Reference (Deposit): PABST, ADOLF, 1938, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 113
Reference (Deposit): MURDOCH, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R. W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866 - 1966): CDMG BULL. 189.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.
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