Canyon Creek Prospect

The Canyon Creek Prospect is a mercury mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,030 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Canyon Creek Prospect
Secondary: Canyon Creek
Secondary: Shoshone

Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: National District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. P. Atkinson, H. Bretchel, C. V. Gutches
Years: 1929 -

Owner Name: Dr. Brooks, Ed Hicks
Years: 1929 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong; Argillic Silicic

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE YIELDED TRACES AU, AND 0.01-0.04 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Iron

Comments

Comment (Deposit): IN 1929, THE CLAIM WAS OWNED BY J.P. ATKINSON, H. BRETCHEL, AND C.V. GUTCHES, AND LEASED TO DR. BROOKS AND E.D. HICKS, BUT IT WAS IDLE IN 1943. THERE MAINS OF A RETORT AND A SMALL CALCINE DUMP INDICATE A FEW FLASKS OF PRODUCTION FROM THE PROPERTY. WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 70-FT ADITS CONNECTED BY A 20-FT RAISE. STRONG HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE AREA WARRANTS ADDITIONAL MERCURY EXPLORATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): JUST S. OF ROAD AT MOUTH OF CANYON CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVES IN SIGHT

Comment (Development): IDLE IN 1943 AND UP TO 1980'S. THE REMAINS OF A RETORT AND A SMALL CALCINE DUMP INDICATE THAT A FEW FLASKS WERE RECOVERED FROM- THE DEPOSIT.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE A HIGHLY ALTERED DIABASE DIKE. WALLROCKS ARE FINE-GRAINED, ALTERED AND SILICIFIED SEDIMENTARY ROC-KS. CRYSTALLINE CINNABAR AND CHALCEDONY COAT PYRITE IN A NARRO-W BRECCIATED ZONE IN THE DIKE.

Comment (Workings): 2 70-FT ADITS CONNECTED BY A 20-FT RAISE.

Comment (Geology): CRYSTALLINE CINNABAR AND CHARCEDONY COAT PYRITE IN A NARROW BRECCIATED ZONE IN THE DIKE

References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON HG DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

Reference (Production): HOLMES

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICK SILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. UNIV. BULL. VOL 38 NO. 5; MIN SER. NO. 41.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.