Mine detail: Montgomery Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

40.12212, -118.15486

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Tertiary:	Antimony
Ore:	Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Stibnite
Gangue:	Ankerite, Barite, Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1924

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Occurrence
Production years:	1929-1931, 1934-1935, 1940-1943

Geology

Host rock:	Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Strata, Silty Argillite And Clean Sandstone; Includes Dolomite Bx-Cgl
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated rock:	Diabase Dikes
Associated type:	Basalt
Structure:	Relief Fault (Thrust)-N40w ; Reg.Trends: N 40 W, Anticline Trending N60w;
Tectonic:	Basin And Range
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M055023
DEP	10040310
Reference	{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. 163}{Deposit:: LAWRENCE, F.C., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61, P. 167}{Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA; USBM 1C 8252, P. 249}{Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA}
Reporter	Bergquist, Joel R., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)