The Mariposa is a mercury mine located in San Benito county, California at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 36.95556, -121.21583
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Mariposa MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mariposa
Secondary: French Ranch
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: San Benito
District: Stayton
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: French, T. H.
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: Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Workings): IDLE FOR MANY YEARS
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
References
Reference (Deposit): FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27, 270 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) LEITH, C.J., 1947, GEOLOGY OF THE QUIEN SABE QUADRANGLE, CALIF.: CDM BULL. 147, P. 33-34
Reference (Production): HOLMES, 1965
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H. AND MYERS, W. B., 1949, QUICKSILVER AND ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF THE STAYTON DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 147, P. 37 - 56
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.
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