Baldwin Mine, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Baldwin Mine | Mine |
| Bottle Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 21' 27'' North , 118° 18' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Sec 8 T40N R33E
Production data are found in: Bailey, E. H., and Phoenix, D. A. (1944).
Structure: Major Faults Strike N And Dip Steeply East; Flow-Banding ; Reg.Trends: Nne Ore Lies Between Two Faults: One Nw-Trending Vertical Fault And The Other A Ne-Trending Fault Dipping Steeply Se.
Alteration: Silicification Of Rhyolite
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Ore had not bottomed out As of 1944. Fracture filling, veinlets, replacement. All workings are in rhyolite; silicified and extensively Fe-stained throughout workings the property was discovered by h.w. Baldwin in 1936. After several abortive attempts at development in the late 190's, the property was leased by melvin mccoy and john hardin in 1941 who deepened the shaft and recovered 47 flasks from retorts. 94 flasks were recovered in 1942. In 1943, the property was optioned by the molybdenum products company of tacoma, wa, with no dev. Or production thru 1943 the property lay idle thru at least 1956. Largest workings were near n. End of an 800-ft long outcrop of silicified rhylolite, and consists a 76-ft. Shaft with associated underground workings totalling about 160 ft. Other workings south of this include a glory hole, 50 ft adit 25-ft shaft and other shallow surface workings. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Two retorts; ore processed at mc adoo herreshoff furnace (1942)
Geology: Ore has not bottomed in workings (as of 1944). Main ore body is 25 feet in diameter ; geol.desc: rhyolite dike cuts late - tert rhyolite flow rock
Rock formation(s): Rhyolite Dike;Rhyolite Flow Rock
Ore(s): Faults, Fractures, Brecciation, Shears
Production data are found in: Bailey, E. H., and Phoenix, D. A. (1944).
Structure: Major Faults Strike N And Dip Steeply East; Flow-Banding ; Reg.Trends: Nne Ore Lies Between Two Faults: One Nw-Trending Vertical Fault And The Other A Ne-Trending Fault Dipping Steeply Se.
Alteration: Silicification Of Rhyolite
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Ore had not bottomed out As of 1944. Fracture filling, veinlets, replacement. All workings are in rhyolite; silicified and extensively Fe-stained throughout workings the property was discovered by h.w. Baldwin in 1936. After several abortive attempts at development in the late 190's, the property was leased by melvin mccoy and john hardin in 1941 who deepened the shaft and recovered 47 flasks from retorts. 94 flasks were recovered in 1942. In 1943, the property was optioned by the molybdenum products company of tacoma, wa, with no dev. Or production thru 1943 the property lay idle thru at least 1956. Largest workings were near n. End of an 800-ft long outcrop of silicified rhylolite, and consists a 76-ft. Shaft with associated underground workings totalling about 160 ft. Other workings south of this include a glory hole, 50 ft adit 25-ft shaft and other shallow surface workings. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Two retorts; ore processed at mc adoo herreshoff furnace (1942)
Geology: Ore has not bottomed in workings (as of 1944). Main ore body is 25 feet in diameter ; geol.desc: rhyolite dike cuts late - tert rhyolite flow rock
Rock formation(s): Rhyolite Dike;Rhyolite Flow Rock
Ore(s): Faults, Fractures, Brecciation, Shears
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040315 |
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Baldwin Mine, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA