Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Red Bird Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlThrust Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Star Peak Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureThrust Fault, North-Trending Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10046160
MRDS IDM234148
Alternate namesRed Bird Prospect, Red Bird Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.84269, -117.66373
References
WILLDEN, R. AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF C HURCHILL CO., NV.; NBMG BULL. 83HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252WILLDEN & SPEED, 1974, P. 63.