The Tilton Ranch is a mercury mine located in Santa Clara county, California.
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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
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Tilton Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tilton Ranch
Secondary: Coyote
Secondary: California-Nevada Quicksilver Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Otto Taubert
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
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
Type: L
Description: Fracturing Of Serpentine
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION
References
Reference (Deposit): FRANKE, H.A., 1930, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MINING IN CALIFORNIA: REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 26, P. 26-33
Reference (Production): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, F.F. AND JENNING, C.W., 1954, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 50, P. 342-354
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