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Noguez Prospect

Past Producer in Mineral 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. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045317
MRDS ID M233019
Record type Site
Current site name Noguez Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.46623, 38.09354 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jacks Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Excelsior Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fish Lake-Soda Spring Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 031E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Sulfur Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Intermediate Volcanic Rock
    Rock description Intermediate Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.46623, 38.09354
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Crush Zone Of Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Discoverer J.G.H. Noguez

Mining district

District name Buena Vista District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. G. H. Noguez, Mount Montgomery
    First year 1943

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW FLASKS PRODUCED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS TOTALLING 500 FT, A GLORY HOLE, AND SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V.38. NO.5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO.41.

  • Deposit

    ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58

  • Production

    ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CINNABAR IN VEINLETS, AS A COATING ON BOULDERS IN CRUSH ZONE OF FAULT IN SILICIFIED TERTIARY TUFF; GYPSUM AND SULFUR OCCUR LOCALLY IN MODERATE AMOUNTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1981 Flynn, Patricia D. (Tingley, J. V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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