Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone Cuts Limestone Conglomerate
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAndesite
StructureShear Zone
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsTO 1943
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10040542
MRDS IDM055360
Alternate namesRed Devil, Nevada-Mexican
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58352, -116.48815
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL. 1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94105.HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252USBM UNPUB DATA