| Deposit ID | 10040569 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anthill Mine |
| Related records | 10197381 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.33127, 41.33821 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bottle Creek Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Quinn(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(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 | 033E | 07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -118.33127, 41.33821 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Discoverer | W.C. Mcadoo |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Production years | 1941 OR 1942 |
| District name | Bottle Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. Eva Mc Adoo |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055391 |
BENSON, W.T., 1956, INVESTIGATION OF MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IN MALHERM CO., ORE: U.S.B.M. REPT. OF INV. 5285
BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; UNIV NEV BULL. 38, NO.5; GEOL & MIN. SER NO 41
HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252
ROBERTS, 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 922 - A
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO IN NARROW VEINLETS IN CLAY SEAMS |
| Deposit | CLAIM WAS STAKED IN 1936 BY DR. W.C. MCADOO, AND SOME ORE WAS TREATED IN THE MCADOO FURNACE IN 1941 AND 1942. NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 28-FT AND A 50-FT SHAFT PLUS 300-FT OF WORKINGS UNDERGROUND AS WELL AS A STORE AND GLORY HOLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Gassaway, Judith S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1980 | Lapointe, D. D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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