The Riek Property is a mercury mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.86139, -118.04861
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Riek Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Riek Property
Secondary: Fl Claims
Secondary: Lake Mercury Placer
Secondary: L.A. Claims
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Sulfur
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Fish Lake Valley 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. G. Weather Ford And Carl Riek Of Coaldale
Years: 1943 -
Owner Name: Western Mercury Co. (1940'S)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Form: BLANKET
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Iron
Unknown: Sulfur
Comments
Comment (Development): RELOCATED IN 1937. IN MAY, 1940, THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED TO THE WESTERN MERCURY CO. WHO DID LITTLE WORK, AND THE PROPERTY WAS IDLE IN 1940, GEOTHERMAL WELL RECENTLY DRILLED AT SITE; WELL CAPPED, VALVE INSTALLED (1982)
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IS DISSEMINATED IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN THE TUFF AND FILLS TINY SEAMS AND FRACTURES IN THE SULFUR. SULFUR OCCURS AS SMALL BLEBS, IRREGULAR STRINGERS AND BLANKETS FILLING OPEN SPACES AND FRACTURES IN THE TUFF. SHEAR ZONE CUTS LITHIC-RICH, NON-WELDED TUFF, RUBBLE, HOT SPRINGS CONDUIT ALONG SHEAR, FE OX STAINING, CINNABAR PAINT, STREAKS AND BANDS OF NATIVE SULFUR. STRUCTURES HAVE THICK BANDS OF WHITE SILICA ALONG THEM
Comment (Workings): 2 40-FT. SHAFTS, A SHORT COMBINED ADIT AND STOPE, AND SEVERAL TRENCHES SCATTERD OVER ABOUT 2 ACRES CASED, CAPPED WELL, N 10 IN DIAMETER
Comment (Geology): SINTER BLANKET EXPOSED IN NEW MUD PIT; MOISTURE SEEPING FROM SINTER IS FE-OXIDE-STAINED.
Comment (Location): 3 MILES NNE OF THE CHIATOVICH RANCH. NEW CLAIM BLOCK COVERS OLD MINE AREA; PVC POSTS MARKED "FL" CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEV; N.B.M.G. BULL 78.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICK SILVER IN NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL & MIN. SER. NO. 41, P 77.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 15 AUGUST 1982.
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.
