| Deposit ID | 10040530 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055345 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prentiss Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Paradise View, Hot Shot, Blue Bucket |
| Related records | 10271326 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.45764, 41.35989 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1509 |
| Relative position | 30 MILES NINE OF WINNENUCCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hot Springs Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 040N | 040E | 10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pumpernickel Formation;Havallah Formation |
| Rock description | Pumpernickel Formation;Havallah Formation |
| (1) | -117.45764, 41.35989 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Unnamed Ne Normal Fault 1/2 Mi To Nw |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | STEEPLY E |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| District name | Poverty Peak District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cr. Prentiss |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055345 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944; QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. U. BULL. VOL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL & MIN. SER. NO 41
BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
JONES, R. B., 29 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 9 CLAIMS |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED IN 1940; OWNED IN 1944 BY C.R. PRENTISS. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 9 CLAIMS DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL TRENCHES AND 2,30-FOOT SHAFTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Bergquist, Joel R. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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