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Dry Canyon Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Antimony
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045190
MRDS ID M232876
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Canyon Mine
Alternate or previous names Antimony No. 4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.1076, 39.38325 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 043E 35 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MI SOUTHWEST OF ANTIMONYKING

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Sphalerite Gangue
Tetrahedrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGED 55% ANTIMONY

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.1076, 39.38325
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • STIBNITE OCCURS IN A QUARTZ VEIN A FEW INCHES TO A FOOT THICK THAT STRIKES N35DEG W AND DIPS 55DEG SW. THE WALL ROCK IS A GRAY THIN-BEDDED ARENACEGUS LIMESTONE THAT STRIKES N60DEG W AND DIPS ABOUT 50DEG SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Big Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHORT ADITS AND SMALL OPEN PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J.H., AND MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE IS DEVELED BY SEVERAL SHORT ADITS AND SMALL OPEN PITS. IT IS OWNED BY THE AUSTIN SILVER MINING CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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