Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlShears (Northerly Trending)
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueJarosite, Pyrite, Quartz
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
AlterationSilicification, Oxidation, Bleaching, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10104093
MRDS IDM241606
Alternate namesMellan, Mellan and Reid
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.77189, -115.96199
References
BAILEY, E.H. & PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NBMG, BULL NO. 41, P. 154.HOLMES, G.H., 1959, PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: BLACK HAWK MERCURY MINE, USBM, 27 JAN 59.SMITH, P., AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, OCT. 8, 1983.NBMG BULL 50,NBMG BULL 5.