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Nevada · Churchill County

Red Bird Group

Unconfirmed Mercury Underground

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Churchill
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Mercury
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Deposit: Willden and speed found no prospect . Same As m055402(?). ; info.src : bailey E h Geology: Geol.desc: quartz veins in phyllite and slate (tri); rhyolite and basalt (tert); nearby granodiorite pluton (cret)

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  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • commodity:Mercury

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 416760

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (1)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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