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K & K Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040538
MRDS ID M055355
Record type Site
Current site name K & K Mine
Alternate or previous names Aurum Co., Red Devil, Golconda Quicksilver, NBMG Sample Site 2445
Related records 10173893

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.49513, 41.11295 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position 17 MILES NE OF WINNEMUCCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anderson Gardens(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037N 040E 05 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • JUST SE OF CENTER OF SEC. 5

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore

Analytical data

Result 5 LB./TON OF QUICKSILVER OVER 3-FT WIDTH OF ONE VEIN. SAMPLE 2445 CONTAINS 1 % FE, 0.1 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 200 PPM MN, 70 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 20 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU,- 30 PPM LA, 7 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 20 PPM -V, 10 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 177
USGS model code 27a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.49513, 41.11295
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N10-30W
    Dip 35-80
    Width 27.43M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nw-Trending Fault Zones, Altered

Comments on the geologic information

  • CINNABAR MINERALIZATION IS MOST INTENSE IN THE 90-FT WIDE ALTERATION ZONE IN FAULT ZONE. CINNABAR OCCURS IN BRECCIATED QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS ALONG FAULT CONTACT. CINNABAR GRAINS ALSO OCCUR IN FRACTURED & ALTERED ROCK, AND IN APPARENTLY BARREN ROCK WHERE IT IS VERY FINE-GRAINED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1941
Production years TO 1956

Mining district

District name Dutch Flat District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Davey And Bengo Brothers
    First year 1955
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank, Chris, And Cleto Bengea

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period To 1957
    Material HG
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10 Lb/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 4518g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 5 STAMP MILL, JAW CRUSHER, AND TWO CONCENTRATING TABLES AT STONE CORRAL (1955)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SMALL RESERVES (1953)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 94.49M
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT; ADITS. IN 1985, REMAINS OF A 3-PIPE ROSSI RETORT WERE ON THE PROPERTY. OPEN CUT ABOVE RETORT AND ON TOP OF HILL. INCLIN-ED SHAFT AT TOP OF HILL ABOVE RETORT AREA TRENDS DUE EAST AT 4-3 DEGREES AND MAY CONNECT WITH ADIT LOWER DOWN WEST SIDE OF HI-LL. SHAFT CAVED ABOUT 20 FT DOWN. SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS ON HIL-L AND LOW DOWN ON EAST SIDE. ADIT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT DOWN SL-OPE FROM RETORT.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 197 ACRE-PROPERTYMEDIUM BROWN HORNFELS WITH QUARTZ VEINLETS. GROUND APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY SHEARED IN PLACES AND QUARTZ VEINLETS MAY -BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SHEARS. ROCK AROUND BASE OF ORE BIN I-S COMPOSED OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DIORITE DIKE, ALSO WITH QUARTZ- VEINLETS.
Deposit CINNABAR WAS DISCOVERED HERE ON SO. PACIFIC LAND IN 1941. THE 197-ACRE PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT BY M. ESTRIDGE, AND A 40-FT. INCLINED SHAFT WAS SUNK, WITH NO PRODUCTION. AFTER ESTRIDGE'S DEATH, THE PROPERTY REVERTED TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY FROM WHOM IT WAS BOUGHT IN 1950 BY C. KASSEBAUM, WHO RECOVERED A SMALL AMOUNT OF HG USING A RETORT & CONDENSER IN 1953. IN 1955, LESSEES DAVEY AND BENGO BROS. DROVE A 310-FT ADIT AND RAISE AND BUILT A CRUSHER, STAMP MILL AND 2 CONCENTRATING TABLES AT STONE CORRAL, 2 1/2 MILES E. OF THE CORRAL WHERE THEY PLANNED TO CONCENTRATE THE CINNABAR BEFORE ROASTING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Bergquist, Joel R. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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