Bernard Property

The Bernard Property is a mercury mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,070 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: Bernard Property  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation: 1,070 Feet (326 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 38.58194, -120.88028

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Bernard Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bernard Property
Secondary: Bernard Cinnabar Mine
Secondary: Amador
Secondary: Amador Quicksilver Mine.


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Nashville


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: J. L. Schneider
Years: 1956 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): VERMILION COATS WALLS OF OLD WORKINGS - 1860'S (AUBURY)


References

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 5) CLARK, W.B. AND CARLSON, D.W., 1956 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 52, P. 438

Reference (Deposit): 6) LOGAN, C.A., 1926, DISTRICT REPORT, EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 22, P. 445

Reference (Production): HOLMES


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