Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures; Bedding Plane Faults
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Chert · Pumpernickel Formation;Havallah Formation
StructureFolds, Faults
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10040531
MRDS IDM055346
Alternate namesRed Hope, Bronco, Xx, and Xxx Claims, Ralph Holt Halt, Reed., Little Mike
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.39656, -117.47097
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL. MIN. SER. NO. 5.BENSON, W.T., 1956, INVESTIGATION OF MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IN MALHEUR CO., ORE: U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 5285.BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.