The Hub and Security is a mercury mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,541 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: 4,541 Feet (1,384 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 41.15222, -122.52028
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Hub and Security MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hub and Security
Secondary: Hub
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Altoona District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Hall
Years: 1965 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED, FRACTURE COATINGS
Structure
Type: L
Description: N 70 W Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRADE ESTIMATED AT <0.1% LB/TON
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED A FEW FLASKS IN 1960
Comment (Deposit): 50 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE IS MINERALIZED
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW CUTS
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1959-1973, MINERALS YEARBOOKS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 49, 121.
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: INMERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 199.
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