| Deposit ID | 10044685 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232247 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ross Mercury Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.53481, 40.13908 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 53 MI S OF BEOWAWE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cortez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pine(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(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 | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 026N | 048E | 10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Result | SEE N.B.M, DISTRICT FILE 109, HEM |
|---|
| (1) | -116.53481, 40.13908 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roberts Mtn Thrust |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Discoverer | Rossi Brothers |
| District name | Cortez District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232247 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 64
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 19, REF. NO. 3201100039, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 42,0038
BAILEY, E.H. & PHOENIX D.A. (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, N.B. OF M. BULL 41 P. 79
GILLALY, J.; MASURESKY H. (1965) GEOLOGY OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, NEV. USGS BULL 1175
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORP. (1943) REPORT ON ROSSIPROSPECT LOAN APPLICATION., N.B. OF M. DISTRICT 109, ITEM 6 IS OVERLAIN BY FLAT-LYING SANDSTONE, AND THE SANDSTONE IS OVERLAIN BY 15 FT OF ALTERED, IRON-STAINED OVERBURDEN.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN, BEARING CINNABAR |
| Deposit | DISCOVERED BY THE ROSSI BROTHERS IN 1941. DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SHAFTS ALL LESS THIRTY FEET DEEP. THE PROPERTY LIES NEAR THE HEAD OF HORSE CANYON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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