The De Longchamps Prospect is a mercury mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,919 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
Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 39.46917, -119.27667
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De Longchamps Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: De Longchamps Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Ramsey 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
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone, N 70 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Opal
Comments
Comment (Commodity): CINNABAR IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH STIBNITE AS BLEBS AND VEINLETS
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION.
Comment (Production): 1 - 10 FLASKS
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE AND WILSON, 1962, MERCURY OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG MAP 7. ONE MILLION SCALE SET
Reference (Deposit): ROSE, 1969, GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE WADSWORTH AND CHURCHILL BUTTE QUADRANGLES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 71.
Reference (Production): LAWRENCE AND WILSON
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.
