The Phoenix Group is a mercury mine located in Stanislaus county, California at an elevation of 2,149 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: 2,149 Feet (655 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.39778, -121.44361
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Phoenix Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phoenix Group
Secondary: Hayward
Secondary: Summit
Secondary: Red Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
District: Del Puerto
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Serpentine - Sediment Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Production): SEE ORESTIMBA MINE FOR PRODUCTION FIGURES
Comment (Workings): NO WORK SINCE 1916. WORKINGS CAVED
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHARLES, A., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 96-98
Reference (Production): HOLMES, 1965
Reference (Deposit): HAWKES, H.E., JR., WELLS, F.G., AND WHEELER, D.P., JR., 1942, CHROMITE AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE DEL PUERTO AREA, STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIF.: USGS BULL. 936-D, P. 79-110
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