Mine detail: Beowawe Mine

Previously called 'Red DevilNevada-Mexican'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.58352, -116.48815

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1924

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: TO 1943

Geology

Host type:Limestone
Associated type:Andesite
Structure:Shear Zone
Alteration processes:Silicification

References

MRDSM055360
DEP10040542
Reference{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}
ReporterBergquist, Joel R.