Description
World Exploration Co.
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChalcedony
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff
StructureNe-Trending Fault
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10046907
MRDS IDM242135
Alternate namesRed Cloud, World Exploration Co., Red Hope
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.87576, -118.27427
References
ALBERS, J.R., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV; NBMG, BULL 78.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38, NO.5; GEOL. AND MIN. SER. NO. 41.