Poinsette Mine

The Poinsette Mine is a mercury mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 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

Name: Poinsette Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 38.77889, -118.26278

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Poinsette Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Poinsette Mine
Secondary: Poinsettia


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Bovard District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: V. S. Baxter And Charles Milan


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg


Orebody

Form: HIGH GRADE PIPES, LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: N 65 W Trending Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Limonitic, Propylitic


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sulfur
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Location): GROUP OF PROSPECTS .5 MILE E - NE OF SANTA FE MINE EST. LOCATION

Comment (Geology): SURFICIAL ALTERATION EXPOSURE APPROXIMATELY 1 SQUARE MILE ; HR.AGE.MV: ALTERED ANDESITIC TUFFS AND FLOWS

Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): 1950 DIREXPL USB

Reference (Production): USBM UNPUB DATA

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252


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.