Commodities
PrimaryLithium, Mercury, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formOVAL
Ore controlFault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueAragonite, Chalcedony, Halloysite, Opal, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
StructureLocated In The Mc Dermitt Caldera Complex
AlterationArgillic Alteration, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1927-1933, 1936-1944, 1946, 1956-1957, 1961
First production1926
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10040413
MRDS IDM055182
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.05222, -118.03471
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.BROOKS, H.C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 55, 223 P.RYTUBA, J.J, CONRAD, W.K., AND GLANZMAN, R.K., 1979, URANIUM, THORIUM, AND MERCURY DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF THE MC DERMITT CALDERA COMPLEX; USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-541, P.8.1979 GEOCHEM RYTUBA, J.J, CONRAD, W.K., AND GLANZMAN, R.K.; USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-54.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-N, 1942, P. 343-344.