Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Antimony
TertiaryGold, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model175: Barite-fluorite veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PODS
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Stibnite
GangueKermesite
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Natchez Pass Formation
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
StructureMt. Tobin Thrust Fault, Ne Trending Fault Zones
AlterationReplacement, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsTO 1956
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10040473
MRDS IDM055274
Alternate namesBeacon, Polkinghorne Prospect, Hot Group, Valley View, Bonetta, Cain Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.19184, -117.65096
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA; IN USBM 1C 8252GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON NEVADA MERCURY DEPOSITS.JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.