Sheep Corral Workings

The Sheep Corral Workings is a mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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

Name: Sheep Corral Workings

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.15389, -116.63806

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Sheep Corral Workings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sheep Corral Workings
Secondary: Governor Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ivanhoe District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Silicified Fault Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): SE/4 NW/4 SW/4 SEC 23

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN LENTICULAR OPALITE BODIES


References

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER ET AL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.