The Orestimba is a mercury mine located in Stanislaus county, California.
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
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Orestimba MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Orestimba
Secondary: Palo Alto
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
District: Orestimba
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: H. A. Wilder
Production
Year: 1960
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5-6 Lb/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Local Shears
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Shale
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Magnesite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SHAFT
Comment (Production): INCLUDES PHOENIX PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): IDLE SINCE WWI
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): CHARLES, A., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 96 - 98
Reference (Deposit): FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 27, 270 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
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