New Almaden hydrothermal deposition of cinnabar from deep within the earth is found in a gangue of silica-carbonate rock formed locally by hydrothermal alteration of serpentine. The Guadalupe mine produced about 10% as much mercury as the New Almaden. There are several smaller mines in the mining district, but their ore production was not significant. The only significant quicksilver ore is cinnabar; other sulfides are present in small quantities. Mining, other than a single placer deposit of cinnabar, was underground. There is a high probability of undiscovered high-grade ore which could be found and exploited using modern techniques. Mining operations resulted in
Ore Raththam Ore Raththam Ore Raththam () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Swarnam and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Karthik, BhagyalakshmiMadhuri, Kishmu, Manorama, Pandian, Seetha, M. K. Stalin and Radha Ravi. It is based on Karunanidhi's story of the same name, which was serialised in the magazine "Kungumam". "Ore Raththam" was a story which was serialised in the magazine "Kungumam". The author M. Karunanidhi adapted it for the screen with the same title. His son Stalin made his cinematic acting debut with this film. The soundtrack was composed by Devendran. "Ore Raththam" was released on 8 May