Elkafajo

The Elkafajo is a mercury mine located in San Benito 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: Elkafajo  

State:  California

County:  San Benito

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 36.41972, -120.71472

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Satelite image of the Elkafajo

Elkafajo MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Elkafajo


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: San Benito
District: New Idria


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Karl P. Lippe


Production

Year: 1962
Time Period: To 1962
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 Lb/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN CENTER OF SECTION


References

Reference (Production): USBM DATA

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


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