Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer
Rim Rock and Homestake
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
BLANKET
Ore control
Favorable Perimeable Bed
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite
Alteration
Silica Replacement-Formation Of Opalite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1932
Identification
Deposit ID
10098635
MRDS ID
M233284
Alternate names
Wilburg, Ivanhoe, Cinnabar
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
41.17268, -116.58372
References
SMITH R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTBAILEY & PHOENIX (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 41