| Deposit ID | 10045187 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232873 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Antimony King Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pine, Dry Canyon, Big Creek, Stakes, Mammoth Mountain, View, Commodore, Confidence. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10287, 39.39131 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(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)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 018N | 043E | 25,26,36 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.10287, 39.39131 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N55w |
| Dip | 50SW |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232873 |
STEWART, J.H., AND MCKEE, E.H., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88.
HILL, JAMES M., SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594, P. 121-123.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STIBNITE IN CRYSTALS, BIEBS, AND PODS AND VEINLETS OCCURS IN QUARTZ WITHIN A SILICIFIED FAULT BRECCIA ALONG A FRACTURE ZONE. |
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 1890. THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY OPEN PITS ALONG THE OUTCROP OF THE FRACTURE ZONE, SEVERAL ADITS, AND A 230-FT INCLINED SHAFT. MOST OF THE WORKINGS ARE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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