Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryGold, Silver, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures, Fault Breccia, Shr Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureNw- And Ne-Trending Faults. Volcanics Strike North, Dip Gently East., Nw- And Ne-Trending Faults And Fractures.
AlterationKaolinization, Silicification, Argillization, Hydrothermal.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10040461
MRDS IDM055254
Alternate namesAntelope Claims Nos. 3 Thru 18, Lodestar Claims Nos. 1 Thru 60.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.80653, -119.58853
References
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESOVERTON, 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS, ORMSBY AND WASHOE COUNTIES: NBMG BULL. 46ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931 - B.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVAD NBMG BULL. 41.BONHAM, H, F, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 70.STAFF, 1965, MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 269.BENSON, W. T., 1956, INVESTIGATION OF MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IN MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON: USBM RI 5285.CATHRALL, J. B., ET AL, 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, HUMBOLDT AND WASHOE COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-1002.LAPOINTE, D.D., UNPUBLISHED RECORDS: NBMG.