Mine detail: Mcadoo Mine

Previously called 'Bluebird Mine'

Location:	Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long:	41.3396, -118.33099
dep_id:	10040313
mrds_id:	M055028
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Mercury
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Cinnabar
gangue:	Calcite, Iron
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
work_type:	Surface/Underground
model:	177: Hot-spring Hg
alteration:	Ore Is Oxidized
conc_proc:	Ore Is Oxidized
ore_ctrl:	Fracturing And Shearing In Diabase Dike Fractures Are Most Numerous Along Hanging-Wall Side Of Flatter Parts Of The Dike The Ore Body Ranges From 2 To 8 Ft. Thick And 4 To 15 Ft. Wide And Extends Down Dip For Over 40 Feet.
Reporter:	Bergquist, Joel R., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Lapointe, D. D., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_type:	Diabase,Tuff
arock_type:	Diabase
Structure:	Steep, North-Trending Fault, Faults Cut Dike; Shears Along Dike Contacts
Year first produced:	1939
disc_yr:	1936
discr:	Dr. W.C. Mcadoo
References:	Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J., 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO. NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL. 922-A. Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU MINES BULL. 41. Deposit:: WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59. Deposit:: BENSON, W.T., 1956, INVESTIGATIONS OF MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IN MALHEUR CO., ORE,: U.S.B.M. REPT OF INV. 5285. Deposit:: JONES, R. B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84. Deposit:: 1952 DIREXPL DMEA , FOUND FAVORABLE OR Production:: BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944.