Riek Property

The Riek Property is a mercury mine located in Esmeralda 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

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Site Name

Primary: Riek Property
Secondary: Fl Claims
Secondary: Lake Mercury Placer
Secondary: L.A. Claims

Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Sulfur

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Fish Lake Valley 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: W. G. Weather Ford And Carl Riek Of Coaldale
Years: 1943 -

Owner Name: Western Mercury Co. (1940'S)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BLANKET

Form: BLANKET

Form: BLANKET

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zones

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Iron
Unknown: Sulfur

Comments

Comment (Development): RELOCATED IN 1937. IN MAY, 1940, THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED TO THE WESTERN MERCURY CO. WHO DID LITTLE WORK, AND THE PROPERTY WAS IDLE IN 1940, GEOTHERMAL WELL RECENTLY DRILLED AT SITE; WELL CAPPED, VALVE INSTALLED (1982)

Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR IS DISSEMINATED IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN THE TUFF AND FILLS TINY SEAMS AND FRACTURES IN THE SULFUR. SULFUR OCCURS AS SMALL BLEBS, IRREGULAR STRINGERS AND BLANKETS FILLING OPEN SPACES AND FRACTURES IN THE TUFF. SHEAR ZONE CUTS LITHIC-RICH, NON-WELDED TUFF, RUBBLE, HOT SPRINGS CONDUIT ALONG SHEAR, FE OX STAINING, CINNABAR PAINT, STREAKS AND BANDS OF NATIVE SULFUR. STRUCTURES HAVE THICK BANDS OF WHITE SILICA ALONG THEM

Comment (Workings): 2 40-FT. SHAFTS, A SHORT COMBINED ADIT AND STOPE, AND SEVERAL TRENCHES SCATTERD OVER ABOUT 2 ACRES CASED, CAPPED WELL, N 10 IN DIAMETER

Comment (Geology): SINTER BLANKET EXPOSED IN NEW MUD PIT; MOISTURE SEEPING FROM SINTER IS FE-OXIDE-STAINED.

Comment (Location): 3 MILES NNE OF THE CHIATOVICH RANCH. NEW CLAIM BLOCK COVERS OLD MINE AREA; PVC POSTS MARKED "FL" CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

References

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEV; N.B.M.G. BULL 78.

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICK SILVER IN NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL & MIN. SER. NO. 41, P 77.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 15 AUGUST 1982.

Nevada Gold

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.