Antimony King Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Iron, Bismuth
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. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043980
MRDS ID M231293
Record type Site
Current site name Antimony King Mine
Alternate or previous names Cottonwood Canyon, Columbia & Mountain King Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.10067, 40.5999 (WGS84)
Elevation 2057
Relative position 8 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N;031N 023E;043E 35;;02 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE CREST BETWEEN FORKS OF COTTONWOOD CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Quartzite & Shale

Analytical data

Result A SAMPLE OF THE ORE MINED IN 1871 ASSAYED 62.3% SB AND 6.6% BI.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Scott Canyon Formation
    Rock description Scott Canyon Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.10067, 40.5999

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folding Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Faults"; Nw-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N17E
    Dip 75W
    Thickness 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone, Breccia Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN CUTS BOTH QUARTZITE AND SHALE. VEIN IS 2 FT. WIDE IN QUARTZITE, BUT OPENS OUT TO A 8 TO 10 FT. ZONE OF CRUSHED MINERALIZED ROCK WHEN IT PASSES INTO THE SHALE. MOST OF THE STIBNITE IS IN DARK-GREY QUARTZ VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1870
Year of first production 1871

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pine, J. M.
    First year 1912

Comments on the production information

  • OVER 273 TON ORE MINED, 1871-1941; WITH 200 TONS 30% SB ORE REPORTED PRESENT IN 1942, AND SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF 3-5% SB MILLING ORE PRESENT, PLUS MATERIAL ON OLD DUMPS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, CUTS, TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • SOME PRODUCTION IN 1871 AND 1939-1941.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, REPLACEMENT IN FAULT ZONE
Deposit DISCOVERED ABOUT 1870. THE DEPOSITS WERE KNOWN IN 1871, AND WERE WORKED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE SINCE THEN. IN 1912, 3 CLAIMS ON THE STRIKE OF THE DEPOSIT WERE OWNED BY J. M. PINE. PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHAFTS ON THE CREST OF THE RIDGE, 50 TO 100 FT. DEEP, AND NUMEROUS SHALLOW CUTS AND SHAFTS AND TUNNELS IN THE GULCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIDGE. SOME PRODUCTION IN 1871 AND FROM 1939 TO 1941 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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