Mine detail: Turillas Mine

Previously called 'Conchita MineSonoma MineRed Ant'

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Location

Lat / long: 41.34989, -117.45764

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Calcite
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1940

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1945

Geology

Host rock:Pumpernickel Formation;Havallah Formation
Host type:Quartzite,Phyllite,Limestone
Structure:Reg.Struct: Thrust Fault, Ne Normal Fault 1 - 1/2 Mi To Nw
Alteration processes:Silicification

References

MRDSM055347
DEP10098454
Reference{Deposit:: WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. U. BULL. VOL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL A MIN SER. NO 41}{Deposit:: JONES, R. B., 29 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.}{Deposit:: USBM, 1943, UNPUBLISHED DATA, NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 137, ITEM 4.}
ReporterBergquist, Joel R., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)