Mine detail: Butte No. 2 Mine

Previously called 'Butte Quicksilver Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.11879, -116.56566

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	BLANKET

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Alluvium
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M055398
DEP	10040574
Reference	BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 4
Reporter	Gassaway, Judith S.