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Nevada · Humboldt County

Anthill Mine

Unconfirmed Mercury Underground

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Humboldt
Mining district
Bottle Creek District
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

Structure: Faults Deposit: Also in narrow veinlets in clay seams claim was staked in 1936 by dr. W.c. Mcadoo, and some ore was treated in the mcadoo furnace in 1941 and 1942. No further development was done. Workings consist of a 28-ft and a 50-ft sha…

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_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

Operators / organizations

  • Mrs. Eva Mc Adoo · Source-reported owner

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Cinnabar
  • Basalt
  • Cinnabar
  • commodity:Mercury
  • Tuff
  • Volcanic breccia

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: 429582

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (5)

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

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