The Beowawe Mine is a mercury mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,839 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 40.58361, -116.48722
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Beowawe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beowawe Mine
Secondary: Red Devil
Secondary: Nevada-Mexican
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Beowawe District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nevada-Mexico Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES PROBABLY VERY SMALL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITE MAY HAVE COVERED AREA DURING TIME OF MINERALIZATION
Comment (Location): SW/4 NW/4 SEC 5 AND SW/4 SE/4 SEC 6, UTM TO SEC. 6
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL. 1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94105.
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252
Reference (Production): USBM UNPUB DATA
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.
