The Carson River Mercury is a gold mine located in Carson City county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,511 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: 4,511 Feet (1,375 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.1811, -119.66560
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Carson River Mercury MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carson River Mercury
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Rocky Conners, 999 Pinon Hills Dr. Carson City, Nevada
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AREA WAS THE SITE OF THE VIVION MILL IN THE COMSTOCK DAYS OF MINING. GOLD EXTRACTION AT VIVION (LASTING 35-40 YEARS) WAS BY WASHING PULVERIZED ORE OVER MERCURY COVERED AMALGAMATION SHEETS. BEADS OF MERCURY TRAPPED ON TAILING DUMPED INTO CARSON RIVER NOW IS PLACER DEPOSIT WITH GOLD & SILVER.
Comment (Environmental Factors): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) AUG. 1990. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE HEAVY METALS. MILL CONTAMINATION-SEDIMENTS/TAILINGS ALONG 50-MILE RIVER STRETCH.
References
Reference (Deposit): PREPRINT 82-141, 1983, 7 PP.
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA MOLYBDENUM PROJECT. SOC. MIN. ENG. AIME.
Reference (Deposit): VALENTI, P. B., C. I., WILMOT, AND R. A. HEIG. ANACONDA
Reference (Deposit): PP. 44-54.
Reference (Deposit): AGENCY. PESTICIDES MONITORY J., V. 9, NO. 1, JUNE 1975,
Reference (Deposit): RIVER, NEVADA - 1972. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Reference (Deposit): WATER SEDIMENT, AND SELECTED AQUATIC ORGANISMS, CARSON
Reference (Deposit): RICHINS, R. T. , AND A. C. RISSER, JR. TOTAL MERCURY IN
Reference (Deposit): RENO, NV, 1973, 82 PP.
Reference (Deposit): CARSON RIVER DRAINAGE SYSTEM. M.S. THESIS, UNIV. NV.,
Reference (Deposit): RICHINS, R. T., MERCURY CONTENT OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN THE
Reference (Deposit): OUTLINED. JUNE 13, 1982, P. 5.
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA STATE JOURNAL (RENO). HAZARDS OF MINING CARSON RIVER
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 75, 1969, 45 PP.
Reference (Deposit): AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, J. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS,
Reference (Deposit): LAHONTAN RESERVOIR, NEVADA: 1981. ENVIRON. CONTAM.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. J. TOTAL MERCURY IN FISHES AND SELECTED BIOTA IN
Reference (Deposit): V. 38, NO. 5, 1944, 206 PP.
Reference (Deposit): IN NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 41,
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., AND D. A. PHOENIX. QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA STATE J.(RENO), JULY 29, 1982, PP. C2.
Reference (Deposit): ADLER, L. WILDLIFE OFFICIAL WARNS OF MERCURY DANGER. THE
Reference (Deposit): JULY 1982, 13 PP.
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,
Reference (Deposit): CONTAMINATION OF THE CARSON RIVER AND LAHONTAN RESERVOIR,
Reference (Deposit): EVERSON, R. A., B. G. QUINN, AND R. G. WARNOCK. MERCURY
Reference (Deposit): TOXICOL., BULL. 31, 1983, PP. 9-17.
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.
