Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer

Velvet Mine

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlFavorable Permeable Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
AlterationSilica Replacement, Formation Of Opalite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104024
MRDS IDM233288
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.12212, -116.56011
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