Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer

Governor Mine

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBLANKET, TABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockBasalt
StructureNorth Trending Stines Fault Zone
AlterationSilica Replacement, Formation Of Opalite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10045522
MRDS IDM233289
Alternate namesHunt Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.14462, -116.61983
References
SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTBAILEY & PHOENIX (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 41