Nye Ranch

The Nye Ranch is a mercury mine located in Glenn county, California at an elevation of 607 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

Name: Nye Ranch  

State:  California

County:  Glenn

Elevation: 607 Feet (185 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 39.58694, -122.44583

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Nye Ranch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nye Ranch


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Glenn


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
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF HG

Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE. PLOTS IN UPPER CRETACEOUS MARINE STRATA ON UKIAH GEOLOGIC MAP


References

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 46


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