Hatter

The Hatter is a mercury mine located in Elko 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hatter

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ivanhoe

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: 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

Not available

Alterations

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

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Geology): SOME CINNABAR OCCURS IN AND EXTENDS OUT FROM JOINTS IN WHITE OPALIZED RHYOLITE

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED TWO MILES EAST OF THE BUTTE MINE. DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS PITS AND SHORT ADITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 4 P.60; 4 P.60

Comment (Deposit): SOME CINNABAR OCCURS IN AND EXTENDS OUT FROM JOINTS IN WHITE, OPALIZED RHYOLITE

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS & PITS & SHORT ADITS

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.