Sheep Corral Mine

The Sheep Corral Mine is a mercury mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sheep Corral Mine

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ivanhoe

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1944
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Northwest Trending Fault Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silica Replacement-Formation Of Opalite

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE MINERALIZATION. BOTH FAULT ZONE AND FOOTWALL HAVE BEEN SILICIFIED AND LENTICULAR ORE BODIES OCCUR ALONG THIS ZONE

Comment (Workings): 50-FT INCLINED SHAFT AND A CONNECTING DRIFT ABOUT 150-FT LONG.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ALONG A NORTHWEST TRENDING FAULT ZONE THAT SEPARATES OBSIDIAN ON THE HANGING WALL FROM TUFF ON THE FOOTWALL. BOTH THE FAULT ZONE AND THE FOOT WALL TUFF HAVE BEEN SILICIFIED AND LENTICULAR OPALITE ORE BODIES WHICH LOCALLY ATTAIN 8 FT. IN THICKNESS HAVE BEEN MINED ALONG THIS ZONE.

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED A MILE WEST OF THE GOVERNOR MINE FURNACE, DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 50 FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A CONNECTING DRIFT APPROX. 150 FEET LONG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 P.; 5 PERS COMM

References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY & PHOENIX (1949) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 41

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.