The Mercury Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,951 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: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.54222, -117.09917
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Mercury Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mercury Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dewitt Thrust Fault, Exposed In Workings
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): 1/2 MILE EAST OF BUZZARD MINE ON N. SIDE OR RIDGE
Comment (Development): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GROUP OF SHORT ADITS FOLLOWING THE TRACE OF THE DEWITT THRUST FAULT
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADITS
Comment (Geology): VEINLETS OF IRON OXIDES ARE REPORTED TO CONTAIN A LITTLE GOLD AND SILVER, AND THEY OCCUR IN BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER PLATES OF THE THRUST.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GROUP OF SHORT ADITS FOLLOWING THE TRACE OF THE DEWITT THRUST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGEL; HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B
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.
