Lark Group

The Lark Group is a mercury mine located in Elko 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

Name: Lark Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 41.13694, -116.59611

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Lark Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lark Group
Secondary: Rattlesnake
Secondary: Lucky Boy
Secondary: Roseberry
Secondary: Cinnabar Gr. Homestead
Secondary: Ivanhoe


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ivanhoe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DISCOVERED IN 1915, THE GROUP CONSISTS OF 10 CLAIMS DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF SHALLOW WORKINGS WHICH EXPLORE CINNABAR-BEARING FRACTURES TRENDING NORTHRLY THROUGH A GLASSY BLACK TUFF

Comment (Development): 10 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR-BEARING FRACTURES TRENDING NORTHERLY THROUGH A GLASSY BLACK TUFF.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY & PHOENIX (1944) QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NEV BUREA OF MINES 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.