Mine detail: Mercury King Prospect

Previously called 'North ForkRed BoyRed OreVermillion FractionDavis QuickPayne QuickTerry QuickHarris Quick Claims.'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.3424, -117.55595

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Limonite
Discovery year:	1941

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	TO 1942

Geology

Host rock:	Koipato Group
Host type:	Shale,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Tuff
Structure:	Shear Zone

References

MRDS	M055273
DEP	10040472
Reference	{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HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.}{Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3}{Deposit:: GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT}{Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.), Bergquist, Joel R.