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Shasta Lily Mine

Past Producer in Trinity county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040719
MRDS ID M055578
Record type Site
Current site name Shasta Lily Mine
Alternate or previous names Ruby Lily, Shasta Lilly
Related records 10214767

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.52139, 41.15207 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 11 MI WEST OF CASTELLA
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 006W 14 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 179
USGS model code 27c
Deposit model name Silica-carbonate Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.52139, 41.15207
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Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS
    Strike N 43 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. PRESUMED SIMILAR TO ALTOONA MINE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Altoona District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cripps, A. Y.
    First year 1958
  • Type Owner
    Owner George L. Costa
    First year 1965

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period To 1962
    Material HG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5 Lb/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Mercury Mercury 2259g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 22.86M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFT, ADIT, TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1937

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M055578

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 175, 199.

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 121.

  • Production

    USBM DATA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-75 Gassaway, J. S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey