Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR , POD
Ore controlNortherly - Trending Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCalomel, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueBarite, Calcite, Gypsum, Pyrite, Quartz, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Fanglomerate;Dolomite, Shale, Limestone
StructureReg.Trends: Northerly, North - Trending Anticline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1919-1920, 1932-1934
First production1918
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10040300
MRDS IDM055012
Alternate namesRuby Group, Quicksilver Mines Co., Liquid Metal, United Mercury, Mccoy Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.86769, -117.49039
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41ROSS AND DANE, 1942, THE WILD HORSE QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 931 - K.GALLAGHER, M.J., 1970, NEVADA MINES, MILLS & SMELTERS - IN OPERATION AS OF JULY 1, 1970: STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, CC., NV., P. 14.USBM UNPUB DATA