Little Mike Extension

The Little Mike Extension is a mercury mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 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

Name: Little Mike Extension

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 41.41778, -117.39500

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Little Mike Extension MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Mike Extension


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Poverty Peak 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: F. Stroude (1984?)


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1970
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shearing And Brecciation


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF SECTION 19. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): CINNABAR ORE PRESENT IN A 2-PIPE RETORT APPEARS TO BE FROM THE LITTLE MIKE PROPERTY

Comment (Workings): ADIT (NOW CAVED); 30-FT INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES; 2 PIPE RETORT

Comment (Deposit): SHEARED AND BRECCIATED LIMESTONE AND SILTY POLOMITE; STOCKWORK IN SEDIMENTS. NO VISIBLE CINNABAR WAS FOUND IN PLACE


References

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., RYTUBA, J.J., AND JONES, R.B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.