| Deposit ID | 10044077 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231400 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Dick Antimony Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Kirk, Harmon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.83761, 40.41241 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 20 MILES SSE OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Lewis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crescent Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle 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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029N | 046E | 06 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.83761, 40.41241 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hilltop District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231400 |
STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 885
VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV.; USBM INFO. CIRC. 7043
LAWRENCE, E. F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 61.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A VEIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 6-INCH COAL SEAM WITH BLEBS, CRYSTALS, PODS, AND VEINLETS OF STIBNITE IN QUARTZ |
| Deposit | ABOUT 1900, 1000 TONS ANTIMONY ORE WAS TREATED LOCALLY FOR ITS SILVER. 100 TONS OF SORTED ORE YIELDING 60% ANTIMONY WAS SHIPPED DURING WW I. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 140-FT ADIT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF OTHER WORKINGS. IN 1941, 12 TONS SB ORE WERE SHIPPED TO THE METAL RESERVE BOARD STOCKPILE AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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