Konocti Mine Bell

The Konocti Mine Bell is a mercury mine located in Lake county, California.

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

Name: Konocti Mine Bell  

State:  California

County:  Lake

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 38.96139, -122.75361

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Konocti Mine Bell MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Konocti Mine Bell


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Lake


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): MINE WAS IDLE IN JULY 1945. AN OLD MILL INDICATED THAT SOME QUICKSILVER MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED LONG AGO.

Comment (Workings): HUNDREDS OF FEET OF BULLDOZER CUTS.

Comment (Deposit): TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY TONS OF WHITE KAOLINIZED ROCK THAT WAS FREE OF GRIT HAS BEEN SHIPPED FROM THIS PROPERTY AS CHINA-CLAY. REPORTEDLY BEING REOPENED BY ED TURNER IN SUMMER 1965 - CMJ SEPT. 1965 P. 25


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. VOL. 43, NO. 1, JAN. 1947, P. 30

Reference (Deposit): DOM MAP SHEET 9, GEOL. OF KELSEYVILLE


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