Mine detail: Rim Rock and Homestake Groups

Previously called 'WilburgIvanhoe CinnabarHomesteakHomestakeHillside and Opal'

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Location: Elko County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.17268, -116.58427
dep_id: 10040555
mrds_id: M055374
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: BLANKET
alteration: Silicification
Reporter: Bergquist, Joel R.
hrock_type: Tuff
Structure: Nne Normal Faults
prod_yrs: TO 1941
References:
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES.
  • Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41
  • Deposit:: GRANGER, ET AL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54
  • Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA
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