The White Property is a mercury mine located in Monterey county, California at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 35.90222, -120.27306
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White Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Property
Secondary: Table Mountain
Secondary: Friedana
Secondary: Anderson
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Monterey
District: Parkfield (Table Mountain)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: San Andreas Fault , Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 - 10 LB HG/TON
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): NE/4 NE/4 SEC 30
Comment (Deposit): CAVED
Comment (Geology): LOW ANGLE FAULT DIPPING AT VARYING ANGLES TO N ; GEOL.DESC: LOW - ANGLE FAULT
References
Reference (Deposit): HART, E. W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955 - 1961: VOL. III, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105.
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W. JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S. PERSONAL FILES
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