Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer

McDermitt Mine

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
MercuryLithium
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryLithium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueGypsum, Iron
Other materialsAlunite, Apatite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Cristobalite, Montmorillonite, Opal, Stibnite, Tridymite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Cordero Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1975-1990
First production1975
Last production1992
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10197229
MRDS IDM054731
Alternate namesMcdermitt Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates41.919, -117.812
References
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