The Sulphur District is a aluminum, sulfur, mercury, and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Aluminum, Sulfur, Mercury, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.8703, -118.67440
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Sulphur District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sulphur District
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Sulfur
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: SULPHUR DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: NEVADA SULPHUR CO.
Owner Name: NEVADA SULPHUR CO.
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1882
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINING RESOURCES OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG, BULL. 59.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIG, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULL. VOL. 38 NO 5; BULL. NO. 41.
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.
