The Bright Beauty Prospect is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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
Bright Beauty Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bright Beauty Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Pilot Mountains District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred Fletcher
Years: 1927 -
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Porphyry
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Porphyry
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP
References
Reference (Deposit): FOSHAG, 1927, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 795 - E
Reference (Deposit): PHOENIX AND CATHCART, 1951, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 973 - D.
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.
