Anthill Mine

The Anthill Mine is a mercury mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 feet.

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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: Anthill Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 41.33833, -118.33028

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Anthill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Anthill Mine


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Bottle Creek 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. Eva Mc Adoo


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1936
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): 1000 FT. SSW OF MCADOO MINE

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION RECORDED WITH MC ADOO MINE

Comment (Deposit): ALSO IN NARROW VEINLETS IN CLAY SEAMS

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, DRIFTS, STOPE, GLORYHOLE

Comment (Geology): CINNABAR IS LOCALLY DISSEMINATED THROUGH A RUBBLY SILICIFIED TUFF OR OPALITE ADD, IN LESSER AMOUNTS, AS NARROW VEINLETS IN THE CLAY SEAMS.

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM WAS STAKED IN 1936 BY DR. W.C. MCADOO, AND SOME ORE WAS TREATED IN THE MCADOO FURNACE IN 1941 AND 1942. NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 28-FT AND A 50-FT SHAFT PLUS 300-FT OF WORKINGS UNDERGROUND AS WELL AS A STORE AND GLORY HOLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BENSON, W.T., 1956, INVESTIGATION OF MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IN MALHERM CO., ORE: U.S.B.M. REPT. OF INV. 5285

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; UNIV NEV BULL. 38, NO.5; GEOL & MIN. SER NO 41

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 922 - A

Reference (Production): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944.


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.