Arrambide Mine

The Arrambide Mine is a mercury mine located in Fresno county, California at an elevation of 1,801 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

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Site Name

Primary: Arrambide Mine
Secondary: Buena Vista 1
Secondary: And 3
Secondary: Gabilan
Secondary: Stevenson
Secondary: Providential Group
Secondary: Mercy
Secondary: Albiero
Secondary: Little Mercy
Secondary: Linda Vista
Secondary: Little Panoche
Secondary: Mercury Mine
Secondary: Croxon
Secondary: Mercey Mine
Secondary: Arambide Mine
Secondary: Providential
Secondary: Aurecoechea.

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: California
County: Fresno
District: Central San Benito

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: F. Burell, Et Al.
Years: 1944 -

Owner Name: D. K. Bickmore
Years: 1970 -

Production

Year: 1960
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5-10 Lb/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1860
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillic

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED AT LEAST 10 FL IN 1970, 100 FL IN 1962, 1967, LESS THAN 100 FL IN 1959

Comment (Deposit): POSSIBILITIES FOR LATERAL OR DOWNWARD EXTENSION OF ORE BODIES ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H

Comment (Development): CAVED NO EQUIPMENT (APRIL 1951)

Comment (Workings): STEEPLY TABULAR AND PIPE - LIKE BODIES

Comment (Commodity): CINNABAR INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH RED FE OXIDE

Comment (Location): CLAIM MAP P. 118, AUBURY, LOCATED AT CENTER OF TOWNSHIP

References

Reference (Deposit): INTFEN, S. K., AND DAVIS, F. F., 1972, DIRECTORY OF MINERAL PRODUCERS IN CALIFORNIA FOR 1970: CDMG PAMPHLET, 50 P.

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., ET. AL., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG V. 47 NO. 3.

Reference (Deposit): 5) BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.

Reference (Deposit): 6) AUBURY, L. E., 1903, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27.

Reference (Deposit): 7) MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM

Reference (Production): USBM DATA

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.

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