Nevada · Esmeralda County
Occurrence

Bluff Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
MercuryGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlIntersecting Faults: One N 40 W, 60 Sw; One N 70 W, Sw Dip; Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite
Associated rockBasalt
StructureHighly Contorted Limestone
AlterationSilicification; Gossan-Like Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047228
MRDS IDM242496
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Sites 1255, 1966
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.733, -118.02676
References
BAKER, ART III, 1964, UNPUBLISHED SCOUTING REPORT ON THE BLUFF MINE; NBMG FILE 88, ITEM 1.TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 16 AUGUST 1982.QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 20 APRIL 1984.NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983