| Deposit ID | 10247679 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0325100062 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carson River Mercury |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.6666, 39.181 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1375 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carson City(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Empire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Carson City |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015 N | 021 E | 07 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -119.6666, 39.181 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rocky Conners, 999 Pinon Hills Dr. Carson City, Nevada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0325100062 |
ADLER, L. WILDLIFE OFFICIAL WARNS OF MERCURY DANGER. THE
NEVADA STATE J.(RENO), JULY 29, 1982, PP. C2.
BAILEY, E. H., AND D. A. PHOENIX. QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN
IN NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 41,
V. 38, NO. 5, 1944, 206 PP.
COOPER, J. J. TOTAL MERCURY IN FISHES AND SELECTED BIOTA IN
LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEVADA: 1981. ENVIRON. CONTAM.
TOXICOL., BULL. 31, 1983, PP. 9-17.
EVERSON, R. A., B. G. QUINN, AND R. G. WARNOCK. MERCURY
CONTAMINATION OF THE CARSON RIVER AND LAHONTAN RESERVOIR,
NEVADA. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,
JULY 1982, 13 PP.
MOORE, J. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS,
AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
BULL. 75, 1969, 45 PP.
NEVADA STATE JOURNAL (RENO). HAZARDS OF MINING CARSON RIVER
OUTLINED. JUNE 13, 1982, P. 5.
RICHINS, R. T., MERCURY CONTENT OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN THE
CARSON RIVER DRAINAGE SYSTEM. M.S. THESIS, UNIV. NV.,
RENO, NV, 1973, 82 PP.
RICHINS, R. T. , AND A. C. RISSER, JR. TOTAL MERCURY IN
WATER SEDIMENT, AND SELECTED AQUATIC ORGANISMS, CARSON
RIVER, NEVADA - 1972. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY. PESTICIDES MONITORY J., V. 9, NO. 1, JUNE 1975,
PP. 44-54.
VALENTI, P. B., C. I., WILMOT, AND R. A. HEIG. ANACONDA
NEVADA MOLYBDENUM PROJECT. SOC. MIN. ENG. AIME.
PREPRINT 82-141, 1983, 7 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA WAS THE SITE OF THE VIVION MILL IN THE COMSTOCK DAYS OF MINING. GOLD EXTRACTION AT VIVION (LASTING 35-40 YEARS) WAS BY WASHING PULVERIZED ORE OVER MERCURY COVERED AMALGAMATION SHEETS. BEADS OF MERCURY TRAPPED ON TAILING DUMPED INTO CARSON RIVER NOW IS PLACER DEPOSIT WITH GOLD & SILVER. |
| Environmental Factors | CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) AUG. 1990. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE HEAVY METALS. MILL CONTAMINATION-SEDIMENTS/TAILINGS ALONG 50-MILE RIVER STRETCH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-DEC-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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