The Apollo Claims is a mercury, gold, and uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury, Gold, Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.93667, -118.16667
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Apollo Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apollo Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2417
Secondary: Nevada Cinnabar Group
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Gold
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2417 FROM STORAGE PILE (CINNABAR-BEARING?) CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.3% CA, 0.5% TI, 100 PPM MN, 100 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 5 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 20 PPM V, 70 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF E-W CUTS AND TRENCHES ON EAST SIDE OF DIVIDE FROM CHINA CREEK. ABOUT 7-10 CUTS SPREAD OUT OVER 1/8-1/4 MILE, STARTING WHERE ROAD MEETS DIVIDE AND RUNNING SOUTH.
Comment (Location): HEAD OF CHINA CREEK . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IN DARK COLORED GLASSY VOLCANIC BRECCIA
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, NBMG BULL 41, P. 100
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 8-16-84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59.
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.
