Lynn District

The Lynn District is a mercury mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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: Lynn District  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 40.9286, -116.29390

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Lynn District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lynn District


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: LYNN DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: PLACER GRAVELS
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Description: LYNN FAULT N 20 E/TUSCARORA MOUNTAINS - N - S


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

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

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: IN USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): EVANS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RODEO CREEK NE QUADRANGLE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ 1116

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

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, 1910, SOME MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, LANDER, AND EUREKA COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 408


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.