| Deposit ID | 10046908 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242134 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wild Rose Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mt. Montgomery, Red Rose, Starlight Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.30677, 37.93382 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 1/4 MILES S 15 E FROM TOWN OF MOUNT MONTGOMERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Esmeralda(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Montgomery(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Benton Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Crowley Lake(hydrologic unit)
Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Inyo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Esmeralda |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 001N | 033E | 21 | 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Rhyolite |
| (1) | -118.30677, 37.93382 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E-N30E |
| Dip | 50-60 SE |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 33.53M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Discoverer | Morris Brothers |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Fishlake Valley Dist. |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. E. Renfro Of Mt. Montgomery |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242134 |
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38, NO. 5; GEOL. & MIN. SER. NO. 41
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78.
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHING CO.
MILS, 1979, USBM
TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 13 AUGUST 1982
ROSS, D.C. 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NV, NBMG BULL 58
BAILEY & PHOENIX, 1944, P. 74.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CINNABAR IS DISSEMINATED IN THE BLOCKY OPALIZED RIB ALONG THE HANING WALL OF THE FAULT AND IN LESSER AMOUNTS IS DISTRIBUTED ERRATICALLY IN THE CLAY GOUGE OF THE FAULT. LARGE AREA OF HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA EXPOSED IN PIT IS LOOSE, FRAGMENT-SUPPORTED, WITH CINNABAR IN FLUFFY MATRIX AND COATING ROCK FRAGMENTS. YELLOW HGCL COATINGS ON FRAGMENTS OF SILICIFIED BRECCIA-LACED WITH SILICA VEINLETS IN LOOSE BRECCIA |
| Deposit | OLDEST PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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