USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Colusa County
Wide Awake
Unconfirmed Mercury Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Colusa
- Mining district
- Wilbur Springs
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Mercury
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Buckeye
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former Hg mine located 1.4 km (4,500 feet) SW of Wilbur Springs and S of the Manzanita Mine. Discovered 1875. Owned by Mrs. A. A. Gibson. Produced 1874 (sic) - 1877, 1932, 1936-1937, and 1942-1943. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 shaft symbol
- 9 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Mrs. A. A. Gibson · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Opal
- Cinnabar
- Cinnabar
- Opal
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (1)
- mapped adit symbols (9)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 73343
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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