Mine detail: Butte No. 1 Mine

Previously called 'Butte Quicksilver Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.12184, -116.57094

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	BLANKET

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M055397
DEP	10103794
Reference	BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 4
Reporter	Gassaway, Judith S.