Chaboya - Hillsdale

The Chaboya - Hillsdale is a mercury mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 249 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

Name: Chaboya - Hillsdale  

State:  California

County:  Santa Clara

Elevation: 249 Feet (76 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 37.28861, -121.85556

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Chaboya - Hillsdale MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chaboya - Hillsdale
Secondary: Sheboya
Secondary: San Juan Bautista
Secondary: Chapman


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Santa Clara


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Manuel T. Azevedo


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1847
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: LENSES, PODS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Serpentine - Sandstone Contact


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silica Carbonate Alteration Of Serpentine


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF MINES

Comment (Workings): MOSTLY CAVED


References

Reference (Deposit): 5) DAVIS, F.F. AND JENNING, C.W., 1954, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 50, P. 342-354

Reference (Deposit): 6) FRANKE, H.A., 1930, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, P. 26-33

Reference (Production): USBM UNPUB DATA

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.


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