The Esther is a mercury mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.08528, -123.25944
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Esther MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Esther
Secondary: New River
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: New River District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1962
Time Period: To 1962
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2-20 Lb/Ton
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg
Orebody
Form: FRACTURE COATINGS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2-20 LB/TON HG
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 2-20 LB/TON
Comment (Geology): LITTLE GEOLOGIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 120.
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
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