Bradley Mine

Past Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Production statistics
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042557
MRDS ID M060384
Record type Site
Current site name Bradley Mine
Alternate or previous names Rye Patch No. 3, Panther Canyon, NBMG Sample Sites 2568, 2569
Related records 10208186

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.22598, 40.44989 (WGS84)
Elevation 1756
Relative position NORTH SIDE PANTHER CANYON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pershing(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Congress Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lovelock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 033E 24 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MAY BE PART OF PANTHER CANYON MINE GROUP. ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROADS WASHED OUT AT MOUTH OF CANYON.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification; Some Argillization; Sericitization

Analytical data

Result 17.47% SB. 0.80 OZ/TON AG TRACE AU FROM 4" VEIN. SAMPLE 2568, DUMP SELECT OF SILICIED RHYOLITE WITH STIBNITE AND QUARTZ, CONTAINS 1 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.2 % CA, 0.-005 % TI, 10 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 0.2 PPM AU (BY AA- ANALYSIS, 50 PPM B, 150 PPM CU, 500 PPM PB, +10000 PPM SB, 20-0 PPM ZN. SAMPLE 2569, DUMP SELECT OF SILICIFIED RHYOLITE WITH- QUARTZ, PYRITE, SPHALERITE AND TOURMALINE, CONTAINS 5 % FE, 0-.5 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.05 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, +2000 PP-M B, 50 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, +1000 PPM BI, +500 PPM CD, 150 PPM C-U, 10 PPM NI, 2000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 10 PPM Y, +10000 PPM Z-N, 150 PPM ZR, AND 0.85 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.22598, 40.44989

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form PODS, STRINGERS
    Strike N30E & N50W
    Dip 75SE TO 45 SE AND 35 SW
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone (Quartz Veins)

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS GOUGE, SMALL STRINGERS & PODS OF QUARTZ, & SMALL PODS & STREAKS OF STIBNITE WITHIN THE QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rye Patch District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1932
    Material ORE SB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^18% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 18wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 16 TONS ORE CONTAINING 18% SB IN 1932? (MAY HAVE COME FROM PANTHER CANYON MINE)

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT IS DEVELOPED BY A SHORT ADIT AND WINZE. ADIT IS NOW FILLED WITH WATER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., JR., 27 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A SHEAR ZONE FOLLOWS A DIABASE DIKE WITH THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE OF THE STAR PEAK FORMATION FORMING THE NORTHWEST WALL OF THE DIKE AND RHYOLITE OF THE KOIPATO FORMATION FORMING THE SOUTHEAST WALL. THE SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS GOUGE, SMALL STRINGERS AND PODS OF QUARTZ, AND SMALL PODS AND STRINGERS OF STIBNITE WITHIN THE QUARTZ. THE AREA JUST DESCRIBED ARE THE WORKINGS AT THE BOUNDARY OF SEC 23 & 24 IN SHALEY LIMESTONE CUT BY A DIABASE SILL-. NO MINERALIZATION WAS NOTED ON THE DUMPS ON THE NORTH SIDE O-F THE CANYON. THE MAIN ANTIMONY MINE IS IN THE CENTER OF SEC 2-4 IN ROCHESTER RHYOLITE. THE QUARTZ VEIN STRIKES N30E, DIP 45 -SE AND CONTAINS ABUNDANT STIBNITE AND SB OXIDES. SOME HAND-SOR-TED ORE IS IN BARRELS ON DUMP. ABOUT 50 METERS TO THE EAST IS -ANOTHER ADIT NOW CAVED WHICH EXPLORES A N50W-TRENDING MINERALI-ZED FAULT ZONE WHICH DIPS 35 SW. VEIN QUARTZ ON THE DUMP CONTA-INS BANDS OF TOURMALINE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, AND SOME JAMESONI-TE? THE RHYOLITE IS SILICIFIED AND SERICITIZED. THE TWO
Deposit STRUCT-URES ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY BUT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT O-RE MINERALS.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SIMPLE SB.
Deposit PROSPECT IS DEVELOPED BY A SHORT ADIT AND WINZE. A SHEAR ZONE FOLLOWS A DIABASE DIKE (LIKE THAT AT PANTHER CANYON MINE) WITH THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE OF THE STAR PEAK FORMATION FORMING THE NORTHWEST WALL OF DIKE AND RHYOLITE OF KOIPATO FORMATION FORMING THE SOUTHEAST WALL. ADIT IS NOW FILLED WITH WATER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1986 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-NOV-1980 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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