The Quicksilver Point Claim is a mercury mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.31861, -114.49306
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Quicksilver Point Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quicksilver Point Claim
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Viola District (Closest 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1960'S?
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): MINOR SHOW OF CINNABAR IN FRACTURED, LOCALLY ALTERED, IRON-STAINED VOLCANIC ROCK
References
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, UNPUBLISHED NBMG MANUSCRIPT
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.
