Rim Rock and Homestake Groups

The Rim Rock and Homestake Groups is a mercury mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,919 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: Rim Rock and Homestake Groups  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 41.17278, -116.58333

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Rim Rock and Homestake Groups MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rim Rock and Homestake Groups
Secondary: Wilburg
Secondary: Ivanhoe Cinnabar
Secondary: Homesteak
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Hillside and Opal


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ivanhoe District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. T. Carlow Et. Al.


Production

Year: 1957
Time Period: To 1957
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5 Lb/Ton


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

Type: L
Description: Nne Normal Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MAIN PIT, 1000 SQ FT, YIELDED MOST OF THE ORE

Comment (Production): TWO PIPE REPORT (1944)


References

Reference (Production): USBM UNPUB DATA

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, ET AL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54

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

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


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.