The Little Kings is a mercury mine located in Kings county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 35.90139, -120.26083
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Little Kings MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Little Kings
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Mercury
                
                        
Location
                                                State: California 
                                                County: Kings 
                                                District: Parkfield (Table Mountain) 
                    
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
                Owner Name: Atlas Minerals Corp.
                Years: 1966 - 
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
                    Alteration Type: L
                    Alteration Text: Silica Carbonate Alteration
            
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
                                    
                Analytical Data: 9 TO 12 LB HG/TON
            
                    
Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Metacinnabar 
                           
                    Ore: Cinnabar 
                           
                    Ore: Mercury 
                           
                    Gangue: Pyrite 
                           
                    Gangue: Marcasite 
                        
Comments
Comment (Location): NE/4 SEC. 29.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED LESS THAN 100 FL 1959; MORE THAN 100 FL 1960, 1967, 1968; MORE THAN 1000 FL 1966
Comment (Deposit): DRIFTING LATE IN 1963. { WARRANTS FURTHER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
References
                
                                        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 (Deposit): MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Production): SO. PACIFIC CO, BAILEY, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS 
                                                                
            
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