The Twin Peaks Mine is a mercury mine located in Napa county, California at an elevation of 1,821 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,821 Feet (555 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.66222, -122.53417
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Twin Peaks Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Twin Peaks Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Napa
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Louis D. Fay
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): SINCE ITS EARLY PRODUCING YEARS (1902 TO 1907, INCLUSIVE) THE MINE HAS HAD TWO PERIODS OF ACTIVITY, NAMELY DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS. OVER 200 FLASKS.
Comment (Workings): 4200 FEET OF ADITS, DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8252 P. 185
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. V. 44, NO. 2, APRIL 1948, PP. 182-3
Reference (Deposit): JOUR. V. 42, NO. 3, JULY 1946, PP. 267-8; JOUR. V. 35, NO. 4, OCT. 1939, P. 415
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