Mine detail: Allen Mine

Previously called 'Springs'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.36215, -117.99122

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Barite, Calcite, Clay, Pyrite
Orebody form: PODS
Discovery year: 1919

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: TO 1939

Geology

Host rock:Dunlap Formation
Host type:Sandstone,Conglomerate
Associated type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:Shear Zone

References

MRDSM055330
DEP10040519
Reference{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41}{Deposit:: ROSS, 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58}{Deposit:: PHOENIX AND CATHCART, 1951, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 973 - D}{Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA}
ReporterGassaway, Judith S., Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph)