| Deposit ID | 10043896 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231195 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Castle Peak Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.65017, 39.40879 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Storey(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Steamboat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Truckee(hydrologic unit)
Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018N | 021E | 20 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calomel | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -119.65017, 39.40879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Joint Sets And Faults |
| General form | PIPES, VEINS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 30.48M |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Castle Peak |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231195 |
BONHAM, H. F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG FULL. 70
STODDARD, CARL, AND CARPENTER, J. A., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA: UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL. 49
HOLMES, G. H., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, CH. 8 IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFL CIRC. 8252, P. 215-300.
BAILEY, E. H., AND PHOENIX, D. A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41.
BONHAM, H. F., 1969
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VOLCANIC PIPELIKE OREBODIES AT INTERSECTION OF JOINTS, AND OREBODIES LOCALIZED ALONG A N-TRENDING FAULT |
| Deposit | THE MERCURYORE BODIES OCCUR IN ARGILLIZED AND ALUNITIZED ALTA ANDESITE. TWO KINDS OF VOLCANIT-TYPE ORE DEPOSITS OCCUR. THE MOST PRODUCTIVE TYPE IS PIPELIKE OREBODIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF STEEPLY DIPPING JOINTS. THE SECOND KIND IS LOCALIZED ALONG A NORTH-TRENDING FAULT; MERCURY OCCURS IN AND BENEATH THE FAULT GOUGE AND ALONG PARALLEL FAULTS IN THE HANGING WALL. THE MAIN PIPELIKE ORE BODY EXTENDED 100 FT. DOWNDIP, WAS A FEW TO 60 FT. IN DIAMETER, AND YIELDED ABOUT 20,000 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 18 POUNDS MERCURY PER TON. WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE AND CONSIST OF ABOUT 4,000 FT. OF DRIFT, CROSSCUTS, STOPES, SHAFTS, AND SURFACE WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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