Mine detail: Mcdermitt Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 41.92018, -117.81129

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Other material: Alunite, Apatite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Cinnabar, Cristobalite, Montmorillonite, Opal, Stibnite, Tridymite
Discovery year: 1941

Production

Operation type: Surface
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1975

Geology

References

MRDSM054731
MAS320130259
DEP10197229
Reference{Deposit:: 7. ALBERS, J. P., AND F. J. KLEINHAMPL. SPATIAL}{Deposit:: RELATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS TO TERTIARY VOLCANIC CENTERS}{Deposit:: IN NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 700-C, 1970,}{Deposit:: PP. C1-C10.}{Deposit:: 29. BAILEY, E. H., AND D. A. PHOENIX. QUICKSILVER}{Deposit:: DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY}{Deposit:: BULLETIN . 41, V. 38, NO. 5, 1944, 206 PP.}{Deposit:: 104. CURRY, D. L. THE GEOLOGY OF THE CORDERO QUICKSILVER}{Deposit:: MINE AREA, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. M.S. THESIS, UNIV. OR,}{Deposit:: EUGENE, OR, 1960, 60 PP.}{Deposit:: 202. FISK, E. L. CORDERO MINE, OPALITE MINING DISTRICT,}{Deposit:: CH. 75 IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED.}{Deposit:: BY J. D. RIDGE. AIME, V. II, 1968, PP. 1573-1591.}{Deposit:: 229. GREENE, R. C. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF JORDAN}{Deposit:: MEADOW QUADRANGLE, NEVADA-OREGON. U.S. GEOL. SURV. MISC.}{Deposit:: FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-341, 1972, SCALE 1:48,000.}{Deposit:: 276. HOLMES, G. H., JR. MERCURY IN NEVADA. CH. IN}{Deposit:: MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES. BUMINES}{Deposit:: INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, 1965, PP. 215-300.}{Deposit:: 406. MCKEE, E. H., AND R. J. ROSS, JR. ORIGIN OF THE}{Deposit:: MCDERMITT CALDERA IN NEVADA AND OREGON AND ITS RELATED}{Deposit:: MERCURY DEPOSITS. ECON. GEOL. AND BULL. SOC. ECON. GEOL.,}{Deposit:: V. 71, NO. 3, 1976, P. 701.}{Deposit:: 466. NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). NEWSLETTER}{Deposit:: NO. 267, JUNE 15, 1975, PP. 1-2.}{Deposit:: 468. NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). NEVADA MERCURY}{Deposit:: MINE INCREASES*7 OUTPUT. NV MIN. ASSOC. BULL., V. 2,}{Deposit:: NO. 5, 1978, P. 13.}{Deposit:: 474. NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION (RENO). MERCURY MINE:}{Deposit:: DEPRESSED MARKET; BUT SAFETY STANDARDS HIGH. NV MIN.}{Deposit:: ASSOC. BULL., V. 3, NO. 5-6, 1979, P. 9.}{Deposit:: 596. ROPER, M. W. HOT SPRINGS MERCURY DEPOSITION AT}{Deposit:: MCDERMITT MINE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. SOC. MIN. ENG.}{Deposit:: AIME, TRANS., V. 260, JUNE 1976, PP. 192-195.}{Deposit:: 602. RYTUBA, J. J., AND R. K. GLANZMAN. RELATION OF}{Deposit:: MERCURY, URANIUM, AND LITHIUM DEPOSITS TO THE MCDERMITT}{Deposit:: CALDERA COMPLEX, NEVADA- OREGON. PAPER IN PAPERS ON}{Deposit:: MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA.}{Deposit:: NV BUMINES AND GEOL. REP. 33, 1979, PP. 109-117.}{Deposit:: 615. SCOTT, M. HALF OF NATIO* MERCURY COMES FROM}{Deposit:: MCDERMITT. NV STATE J. (RENO), FEB. 5, 1979, P. 28.}{Deposit:: 639. SISSELMAN, R. NEW MCDERMITT MINE JOINT VENTURE}{Deposit:: EMERGES AS DOMINANT FORCE IN U.S. MERCURY PRODUCTION.}{Deposit:: ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 176, NO. 12, 1975, PP. 72-77.}{Deposit:: 642. SKILLING*MINING REVIEW. PLACER AME* NEW}{Deposit:: MCDERMITT MERCURY MINE: PLANT IN NORTHERN NEVADA WITH}{Deposit:: ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 20,000 FLASKS. V. 64. NO. 52, 1975,}{Deposit:: PP. 1, 6-7.}{Deposit:: 643. SKILLING*MINING REVIEW. MCDERMITT MERCURY MINE AT}{Deposit:: DESIGNED CAPACITY OF 20,000 FLASKS ANNUALLY. V. 65,}{Deposit:: NO. 26, 1976, P.18.}{Deposit:: 673. SPEER, W. E. GEOLOGY OF THE MCDERMITT MINE AREA.}{Deposit:: M.S. THESIS, UNIV. AZ, TUCSON, AZ, 1977, 65 PP.}{Deposit:: 725. TUNNELL, G. CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN THE FORMATION OF}{Deposit:: MERCURY ORES AND ORES OF MERCURY AND ANTIMONY. GEOCHIM.}{Deposit:: ET COSMOCHIM. ACTA, V. 28, NO. 7, 1964, PP. 1019-1037.}{Deposit:: 801. WILLDEN, R. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT}{Deposit:: COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN}{Deposit:: 59, 1964, 154 PP.}{Reserve-Resource:: 597. ROSE, R. L. GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE WADSWORTH AND}{Reserve-Resource:: CHURCHILL BUTTE QUADRANGLES, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND}{Reserve-Resource:: GEOL. BULL. 71, 1969, 29 PP.}{Reserve-Resource:: 563. PLACER DEVELOPMENT LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, 1980. 1981,}{Reserve-Resource:: PP. 9-10, 19.}{Reserve-Resource:: 564. PLACER DEVELOPMENT LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, FORM 10-K,}{Reserve-Resource:: FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1982. SECURITIES AND}{Reserve-Resource:: EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 1983, 67 PP.}
ReporterSpear, James M.