Ross Mercury Prospect

The Ross Mercury Prospect is a mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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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: Ross Mercury Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.13917, -116.53389

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Ross Mercury Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ross Mercury Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Cortez District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtn Thrust


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached And Silicified Country Rock


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEE N.B.M, DISTRICT FILE 109, HEM


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BEARING CINNABAR

Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS

Comment (Geology): CINNABAR OCCURS IN A CALCAREOUS SHALE WHICH IS UNEVENLY MINERALIZED. THE SHALE IS OVERLAIN BY FLAT-LYING SANDSTONE, AND THE SANDSTONE IS OVERLAIN BY 15 FT OF ALTERED, IRON-STAINED OVERBURDEN.

Comment (Deposit): DISCOVERED BY THE ROSSI BROTHERS IN 1941. DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SHAFTS ALL LESS THIRTY FEET DEEP. THE PROPERTY LIES NEAR THE HEAD OF HORSE CANYON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): GILLALY, J.; MASURESKY H. (1965) GEOLOGY OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, NEV. USGS BULL 1175

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 19, REF. NO. 3201100039, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 42,0038

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H. & PHOENIX D.A. (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, N.B. OF M. BULL 41 P. 79

Reference (Deposit): RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORP. (1943) REPORT ON ROSSIPROSPECT LOAN APPLICATION., N.B. OF M. DISTRICT 109, ITEM 6 IS OVERLAIN BY FLAT-LYING SANDSTONE, AND THE SANDSTONE IS OVERLAIN BY 15 FT OF ALTERED, IRON-STAINED OVERBURDEN.


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.