| Deposit ID | 10040541 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055359 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Niebuhr Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sunset-Big Four Group, NBMG Sample Site 2436 |
| Related records | 10295009 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.33849, 41.3771 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1658 |
| Relative position | 55 MILES NW OF WINNEMUCCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bottle Hill(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 | 041N | 032E | 36 | SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2436 CONTAINS 3 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.05 % TI, 70 PPM MN, 0.5 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 100 PPM- BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 50 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 500 -PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR. |
|---|
| 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 |
| (1) | -118.33849, 41.3771 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-Trending, Steep-Dipping Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults Strike N55-70e, Dip 65-90 Sw. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55-70E |
| Dip | 65-70SE |
| Depth to bottom | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Discoverer | T.C. Niebuhr |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Production years | 1939 - 1942 |
| District name | Bottle Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas C. Niebuhr |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055359 |
ROBERTS, R.J., 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; USGS. BULL. 922-A
BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 41.
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59
WILLDEN, 1963, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JACKSON MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 1141 - D
5) HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252
JONES, R. B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84.
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPEN CUT 1400 FEET NW OF SHAFT PHYLLITE/SHEAR ZONE; CINNABAR AND IRON OXIDES IN BLEACHED AND HIGHLY FE-STAINED RHYOLITE. |
| Deposit | CINNABAR WAS DISCOVERED BY T.C. NIEBUHR IN 1939, AND 19 FLASKS OF HG WERE RECOVERED BY THE END OF 1941, USING A 2-PIPE RETORT. THE PROPERTY WAS NOT BEING WORKED IN 1943. THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BY A 60-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. "SOLID CINNABAR 'BUNCHES' WEIGHING AS MUCH AS TWO POUNDS" HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOUND IN THE FAULT ZONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Bergquist, Joel R. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Lapointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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