The Ross Mercury Prospect is a mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Ross Mercury Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ross Mercury Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Cortez District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
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: Roberts Mtn Thrust
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached And Silicified Country Rock
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEE N.B.M, DISTRICT FILE 109, HEM
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BEARING CINNABAR
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): CINNABAR OCCURS IN A CALCAREOUS SHALE WHICH IS UNEVENLY MINERALIZED. THE SHALE IS OVERLAIN BY FLAT-LYING SANDSTONE, AND THE SANDSTONE IS OVERLAIN BY 15 FT OF ALTERED, IRON-STAINED OVERBURDEN.
Comment (Deposit): DISCOVERED BY THE ROSSI BROTHERS IN 1941. DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SHAFTS ALL LESS THIRTY FEET DEEP. THE PROPERTY LIES NEAR THE HEAD OF HORSE CANYON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLALY, J.; MASURESKY H. (1965) GEOLOGY OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, NEV. USGS BULL 1175
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 19, REF. NO. 3201100039, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 42,0038
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H. & PHOENIX D.A. (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, N.B. OF M. BULL 41 P. 79
Reference (Deposit): RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORP. (1943) REPORT ON ROSSIPROSPECT LOAN APPLICATION., N.B. OF M. DISTRICT 109, ITEM 6 IS OVERLAIN BY FLAT-LYING SANDSTONE, AND THE SANDSTONE IS OVERLAIN BY 15 FT OF ALTERED, IRON-STAINED OVERBURDEN.
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.
