Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer
Pit 3 Workings
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
BLANKET
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Volcanic Ash
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10103793
MRDS ID
M055383
Alternate names
Butte Quicksilver Mine
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
41.12407, -116.56983
References
BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41GRANGER, ET AL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54