| Deposit ID | 10042466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060270 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | De Soto Antimony Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Antelope Spring Mine |
| Related records | 10270931 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.49071, 40.67683 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | NW FLANK OF MAJUBA MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Majuba Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 031E | 33 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Auld Lang Syne Group | ||||
| Rock description | Auld Lang Syne Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.49071, 40.67683 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Antelope District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060270 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULLETIN 61, P. 157
LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NEV, P 201
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6902
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SIMPLE SB. |
| Deposit | IN 1915, THE ANTELOPE SPRING M. CO. BUILT A 25-TON CONCENTRATOR, WHICH WAS ENLARGED TO A 50-TON FLOTATION PLANT IN 1917. IT SHIPPED SOME ANTIMONY ORE IN 1916. THE DE SOTO ANTIMONY MINE IS DEVELOPED BY TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS AND A TRENCH ON A MINERALIZED VEIN, 6 TO 24 INCHES THICK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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