Mine detail: Silver Fox Mine

Previously called 'Governor Mine ?'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.15462, -116.5765

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR , LENSES, PODS
Discovery year:	1927

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	TO 1947

Geology

Host type:	Tuff
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M055382
DEP	10040561
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PERSONAL FILES.}{Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: IN USBM IC 8252}{Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA}
Reporter	Bergquist, Joel R.