Mine detail: Governor Mine

Previously called 'Pangburn PropertySilver Fox MineSheep Corral WorkingsHunt Property'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.14462, -116.62038

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Alunite, Chalcedony, Opal
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1930

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1932-1936, 1940-1941

Geology

Associated type:	Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure:	Minor Drag Folds Along Steep Normal Faults
Tectonic:	Basin And Range
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M055015
DEP	10040303
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41}{Deposit:: GRANGER ET AL, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54}{Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA}
Reporter	Bergquist, Joel R.