Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer
Mercury Pit
Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Sulfur
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Sulfur
Secondary
Mercury
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Model
177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar, Sulfur
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone
Structure
Sulfur-Producing Zone Bounded On East And West By Major Faults
Alteration
Strong Alteration; Silicification, Opalization; Argillization, Alunitization
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1875
Identification
Deposit ID
10047460
MRDS ID
M242770
Alternate names
May Cove R Area of Shoel Pit, Nevada Sulphur Co. Mine.
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
40.86988, -118.69071
References
PAPKE, K.G., 11 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.WILLDEM R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.