Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer
Governor Mine
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Fracture Filling And Dissemination Along Fractures And A Steep Fault In Opalite.
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Gangue
Alunite, Chalcedony, Opal
Geology
Associated rock
Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure
Minor Drag Folds Along Steep Normal Faults
Tectonic setting
Basin And Range
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Production years
1932-1936, 1940-1941
Discovery year
1930
Identification
Deposit ID
10040303
MRDS ID
M055015
Alternate names
Pangburn Property, Silver Fox MineFox Mine, Sheep Corral Workings, Hunt Property
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
41.14462, -116.62038
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41GRANGER ET AL, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54USBM UNPUB DATA