| Deposit ID | 10040906 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055791 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aurora Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Morning Star |
| Related records | 10139703 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.67405, 36.39494 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1170 |
| Relative position | 72 MI SE OF HOLLISTER, 5 MI S OF NEW IDRIA MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Benito(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Idria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Benito |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018S | 012E | 05 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Metacinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Rock unit name | Franciscan Jur Serpentine And Sandstone;Panoche Upper Cret Sandstone And Shale |
| Rock description | Franciscan Jur Serpentine And Sandstone;Panoche Upper Cret Sandstone And Shale |
| (1) | -120.67405, 36.39494 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N 70 W Coalinga Anticline, New Idria Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Striking N 45 W |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | SW |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1853 |
| Production years | 1853 - 1911, 1915, 1917, 1930 - 1943, 1950 - 1961 |
| District name | New Idria |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. Piaz, J. Carillo |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. P. Jarrett |
| Year | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Thru 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^5-10 Lb/Ton | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055791 |
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, P. 81 - 124
BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES
AVERILL, C.V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: CJMG, V. 43, P. 41-60
HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: USBM IC 8252
5) BRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG BULL. 78, 389 P.
6) RANSOME, A.L. AND KELLOGG, J.L., 1939, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CJMG, V. 35, P. 353-486
USBM DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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