Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer
Sheep Corral Mine
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Fault Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite
Structure
Northwest Trending Fault Zone
Alteration
Silica Replacement-Formation Of Opalite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1944
Identification
Deposit ID
10045524
MRDS ID
M233291
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
41.15323, -116.63844
References
SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTBAILEY & PHOENIX (1949) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 41