Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlDiabase Dike; Brecciated Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Pyrite
GangueIron
Geology
Host rockDiabase
StructureShear Zone
AlterationStrong; Argillic Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10040535
MRDS IDM055352
Alternate namesCanyon Creek, Shoshone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.78044, -117.64848
References
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICK SILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. UNIV. BULL. VOL 38 NO. 5; MIN SER. NO. 41.WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON HG DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.