USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Nye County
Van Ness Mine
Unconfirmed Mercury Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Nye
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Mercury
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Structure: Ore In Roof Pendant Alteration: Silicification Tectonics: Basin And Range Deposit: Ore bodies (are all within the chert) are narro W and elongate parallel to the bedding - N 70 W / 45 S Development: Dmea contract recommended denied in 1…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- 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.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Cinnabar
- commodity:Mercury
- commodity:Tungsten
- Granite
- Kaolinite
- Quartz
- Scheelite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 436649
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (7)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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