Mine detail: Alpine Mine

Location:	Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long:	40.22657, -118.09458
dep_id:	10040469
mrds_id:	M055271
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Mercury
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Cinnabar
gangue:	Calcite
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
model:	177: Hot-spring Hg
Reporter:	Gassaway, Judith S., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit:	Natchez Pass Formation
hrock_type:	Dolomite
Structure:	Ne Structural Trend
disc_yr:	1924
prod_yrs:	TO 1943
discr:	Mr. Lawrence
References:	Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41 Deposit:: JOHNSON, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS) Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: IN USBM IC 8252 Deposit:: 5) SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL. 1, SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105. Deposit:: 6) WALLACE, ET AL, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BUFFALO MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ - 821 Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA. Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA