The New Idria District is a mercury mine located in Fresno county, California.
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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.
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New Idria District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Idria District
Secondary: New Idria District Report
Secondary: Archer Mine
Secondary: Aurora Mine
Secondary: New Idria Mine
Secondary: Molino Mine
Secondary: San Carlos Mine
Secondary: Sulphur Spring and Sulphur Creek
Secondary: Del Mexico
Secondary: Anita (aka Chiquita, Rita)
Secondary: Breen
Secondary: Florence Mac (Florence Mack)
Secondary: New Tirado
Secondary: Alpine
Secondary: Picacho
Secondary: Flint Group
Secondary: Wonder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Gemstone
Secondary: Magnesium Compounds
Secondary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Fresno
District: NEW IDRIA DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: VEINS, STOCKWORKS, DISSEMINATIONS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1854
Discovery Year: 1853
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Structure: FOLDING
Description: SERIES OF ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES TRENDING N 70 W
Type: L
Description: COALINGA ANTICLINE - A NW EXTENSION OF ONE OF THE FOLDS IN THE REGION
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICA CARBONATE
Alteration Text: SILICA CARBONATE ALTERATION OF SERPENTINE, INDURATION OF PANOCHE
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA; IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, E.B. AND MYERS, W.B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT, SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 42, no. 2, P. 81-124.
Pages: p. 81-124.
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, no. 1, P. 41-60.
Pages: p. 53-58.
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