The Wheeler Area is a mercury mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,550 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: 3,550 Feet (1,082 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 36.02222, -117.76917
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Wheeler Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wheeler Area
Secondary: Coso Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Coso
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Metacinnabar
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Sulfur
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, INYORKERN, CALIFORNIA
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RECENT BASALT AND QUAT. RHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
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