Hydrargyrum Claims

The Hydrargyrum Claims is a mercury mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,639 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hydrargyrum Claims
Secondary: Red Arrow Located On Workings
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2440.

Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Years: 1984 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2440 OF HIGHLY FE-STAINED, FRACTURED, BRECCIATED RHYOLITE, WITH SOME ANDESITE, MINOR QUARTZ VEINLETS, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.5% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 70 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 50 PPM CO, 70 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 15 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 10 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 70 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): IN SAND CANYON; UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): DRILL RIG SET UP AND WORKING IN MIDDLE OF ROAD ON RED ARROW CLAIMS. - PROBABLY GOLD EXPLORATION - WITH MINOR PAST HG PRODUCTION FROM SMALL RETORT. CLAIMS (51) STAKED BY THOMAS A. CALHOUN, OF ASARCO, OCT. 1983.

Comment (Deposit): ANDESITE MAY BE A DIKE, (?) AND MOST OF WORK AND PRODUCTION HERE CAME FROM RHYOLITE. CURRENT DRILLING APPEARS TO BE IN THE ANDESITE WHICH APPEARS TO BE VERTICAL IN ITS SETTING. AT NORTHERN MOST WORKING, SHAFT IS SUNK ALONG CONTACT OF ANDESITE/RHYOLITE, AND INDICATIONS ARE THAT PRODUCTION, HERE, IF ANY, CAME FROM THE ANDESITE.

Comment (Workings): OPEN STOPE CONNECTS TO DRIFTS BELOW ON SOUTHERLY KNOB. TRENCH WITH OPEN ADIT/SHAFT ON NORTHERLY KNOB. MINOR OTHER DOZER CUTS BETWEEN TWO KNOBS. 2-PIPE RETORT BELOW SHAFT ON EAST SIDE OF KNOB. NORTHERLY KNOB HAS 3 DOZER TRENCHES CUT ON EAST SIDE, APPROXIMATELY 100-150 FT LONG BY 15 FT WIDE. THE MOST NORTHERLY OF THESE HAS AN ADIT RUNNING ON INTO HILL AND SHAFT AT SW CORNER. ALSO, A SMALL 1 PIPE RETORT IS LOCATED HERE.

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-15-84.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.

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.