Beowawe Mine

The Beowawe Mine is a mercury mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,839 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: Beowawe Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 40.58361, -116.48722

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Beowawe Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beowawe Mine
Secondary: Red Devil
Secondary: Nevada-Mexican


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Beowawe District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Nevada-Mexico Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES PROBABLY VERY SMALL

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITE MAY HAVE COVERED AREA DURING TIME OF MINERALIZATION

Comment (Location): SW/4 NW/4 SEC 5 AND SW/4 SE/4 SEC 6, UTM TO SEC. 6


References

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL. 1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94105.

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252

Reference (Production): USBM UNPUB DATA


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.