The Eclipse Group is a mercury mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.56639, -117.16806
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Eclipse Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eclipse Group
Secondary: Ralston Quicksilver Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Silica
Tertiary: Sulfur
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Cuprite 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: Joseph Fuetch, Wm. Beyer, George F. Smith, Edwin Reimann, All Of Goldfield
Years: 1931 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration Of Igneous Lavas By Hot Spring And Gas Action
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 3 LB/TG/TON
Materials
Ore: Sulfur
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): 18 MILES DUE SOUTH OF GOLDFIELD BY HIGHWAY, 13 MILES BY ROAD VIA RALSTON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS; FIRST WORK DONE FOR SILICA BY DICK BROTHERS, CANADIANS LIVING IN GOLDFIELD, IDLE FOR A TIME; THEN SMITH RELOCATED CLAIMS IN 1930 SINCE WHICH TIME THEY HAVE LENGTHENED THE TUNNEL AND DONE SOME DRIFTING
Comment (Deposit): SNOWY MASS OF PULVURENT SILICA AND ALUNITE CONTAINING SKELETAL BODIES OF CHERT WHICH HOLD IT TOGETHER. IN SOME OF THE JOINTS AND FISSURES CINNABAR WAS DEPOSITED, ALSO SULPHUR
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, DRIFTING; CABIN AND BLACKSMITH SHOP 1800 FT N32E FROM MINE, AND A 50 FT. SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1979, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, A.M. AND CARPENTER, JAY, 1931, INSPECTION TRIP, NBMG FILE 86, ITEM 1
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.
