The Merc-Silver Claim is a mercury mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Merc-Silver Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Merc-Silver Claim
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Viola District (Nearest 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
Owner Name: James Bradshaw
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1965
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: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINOR SHOW OF CINNABAR IN FRACTURED, LOCALLY ALTERED, IRON-STAINED VOLCANIC ROCKS.
Comment (Location): NEAR THE U.P.R.R.; EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1960'S?
References
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, UNPUBLISHED NBMG MANUSCRIPT
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