| Location: | Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.16684, -118.17153 |
| dep_id: | 10040308 |
| mrds_id: | M055021 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Mercury |
| Minor mineral: | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead |
| Trace mineral: | Antimony |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Bindheimite, Cinnabar, Mercury, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite |
| gangue: | Aragonite, Calcite, Cerussite, Hemimorphite, Quartz |
| orebody_fm: | PIPE |
| work_type: | Underground |
| model: | 177: Hot-spring Hg |
| conc_proc: | Ore Localized Along Nw Faults |
| ore_ctrl: | Replacement Along Fractures In Limestone Under Shale In Synclinal Axis |
| Reporter: | Bergquist, Joel R., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) |
| hrock_unit: | Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Strata |
| hrock_type: | Limestone |
| arock_unit: | Diabase Dikes |
| arock_type: | Basalt |
| Structure: | Relief Fault (Thrust) N40w ; Reg.Trends: N 40 W, Replacement In Ls Occurs Along Fractures Under Shale In Synclinal Axis |
| tectonic: | Basin And Range |
| Year first produced: | 1914 |
| disc_yr: | 1907 |
| prod_yrs: | 1914-1915, 1929-1931, 1937-1939, 1941-1949 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
- Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41, P. 167-168
- Deposit:: LAWRENCE, F.C., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61, P. 167
- Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA; USBM 1C 8252, P. 250
- Deposit:: 1955 DIREXPL DME
- Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA
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