Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zones Where Rhyolite Is Crushed
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureN-Trending, Steep-Dipping Faults, Faults Strike N55-70e, Dip 65-90 Sw.
AlterationSilicified Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1939 - 1942
First production1941
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10040541
MRDS IDM055359
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2436, Sunset-Big Four Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.3771, -118.33849
References
ROBERTS, R.J., 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; USGS. BULL. 922-ABAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 41.WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59WILLDEN, 1963, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 1141 - D5) HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252JONES, R. B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944