Stall Quicksilver Prospect

The Stall Quicksilver Prospect is a mercury mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: Stall Quicksilver Prospect
Secondary: Canyon Creek?

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: National District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: F. W. Stall R. A. Whelchel
Years: 1943 -

Owner Name: Bradley Mining Co. .
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1913
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg

Orebody

Form: BLANKET, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Clay Alteration

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Mercury
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): CINNABAR OCCURS AS FRACTURE FILLINGS AND DISSEMINATED CRYSTALS INRHYOLITE AND ALTERED TUFF. THE SOIL PANS CINNABAR FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS UP-CANYON FROM THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS

Comment (Deposit): PLACER CINNABAR WAS DISCOVERED IN STREAM GRAVEL IN 1913 AND SOON THEREAFTER, A SHALLOW SHAFT WAS SUNK IN THE STREAM BED. IN 1941, THE BRADLEY MINING CO. EXPLORED IT WITH NO PRODUCTION. IN 1941, LESSEES INSTALLED A 4-PIPE RETORT AND PRODUCED SOME HG FROM SORTED ORE. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 2 50-FT SHAFTS CONNECTED WITH SHORT DRIFTS, AS WELL AS SURFACE CUTS AND SHORT ADITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): "IN A CANYON THAT BRANCHES SOUTHWARD FROM CANYON CREEK"

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, SHORT ADITS, DRIFTS, SURFACE CUTS. ALL UNDERGROUND WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE IN 1980.

Comment (Production): HOLMES SAYS SML AMOUNT PRODUCED IN 1941-1942

Comment (Deposit): PANNING OF SURFACE SOILS IN THE MINE AREA INDICATE UP TO 0.1 % HG IS PRESENT IN AN AREA 1000 FT BY 100 FT

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): USBM I. C. 8252, P.227, 1965

Reference (Production): BAILEY, E.H., AND PHONIX, D.A., 1944

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEV. UNIV. BULL VOL. 38 NO. 5; SER. NO. 41.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO, NEV: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R. B., 1984,UNPUBLISHED DATA ON HG DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

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.