Mine detail: Happy Day Prospect

Previously called 'Happy Day Mine'

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.29962, -118.09903
dep_id: 10040466
mrds_id: M055270
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: VEINLETS
model: 177: Hot-spring Hg
Reporter: Gassaway, Judith S., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Rochester Rhyolite (Wallace, Et Al)
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Nw Trending Fault (Concealed)
disc_yr: 1954
prod_yrs: TO 1957
References:
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S., USBM IC8252
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: IN USBM IC 8252
  • Deposit:: WALLACE, ET AL, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE UNIONVILLE QUADRANGLE, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ - 820.
  • Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA
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