Lucitta

The Lucitta is a mercury mine located in Lake county, California at an elevation of 2,241 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: Lucitta
Secondary: Konokti
Secondary: Uncle Sam
Secondary: Bell

Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Kaolin

Location

State: California
County: Lake
District: Clear Lake

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. L. Jago

Production

Year: 1932
Time Period: To 1932
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 Lb/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization, Solfataric Action

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Kaolinite
Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Production): RANSOME AND KELLOGG, 1939; BAILEY

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 78, P. 52 - 70

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, A. L. AND KELLOGG, J. L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, P. 353 - 486

Reference (Deposit): 5) FORSTNER, W., 1908, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27, 270 P.

Reference (Production): USBM DATA

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

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

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