Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, SMALL SHOOTS, BUNCHES, BRECCIA CEMENT
Ore controlNo Information
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureAltered Fault Zone
AlterationHydrothermal - Hot Springs Activity
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsTO 1959
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10040496
MRDS IDM055302
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.88825, -117.81483
References
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 41, P.HOLMES, G.H., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUR. OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 8252, P. 278KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.USBM UNPUB DATA