Mine detail: Beowawe Mine

Previously called 'Red DevilNevada-Mexican'

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.58352, -116.48815
dep_id: 10040542
mrds_id: M055360
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silicification
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone Cuts Limestone Conglomerate
Reporter: Bergquist, Joel R.
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Shear Zone
disc_yr: 1924
prod_yrs: TO 1943
References:
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
  • Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41
  • Deposit:: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL. 1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94105.
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252
  • Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA
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