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Flower Antimony Mine

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Mercury, Selenium, 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. 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. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111439
MRDS ID M231507
Record type Site
Current site name Flower Antimony Mine
Alternate or previous names Fiorite, Logan, Bar, Duane Group, Kernick Divide Mining Co.,, Kernick Duane, NBMG Sample Site #2035, Flower Mine.
Related records 10271384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.91508, 38.66632 (WGS84)
Elevation 2463
Relative position 2.64 MILES EAST OF SHOSHONE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Jefferson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010N 045E 33 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILES NNE OF FLOWER MINE (AS LISTED ON TOPO - FLOWER QUICKSILVER MINE, M055314); WITHIN AN UNSURVEYED AREA APPROXIMATELY .75 MILE NORTH OF PEAK 8910 WHICH IS LOCATED CENTER OF THE NE/4 SECT. 4, T.9N., R.45E.; 1.5 MILE SW OF INTERSECTION OF ANTONE CREEK AND MEADOW CANYON JUST UPSLOPE FROM THE ANTONE CREEK DRAINAGE. APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. NE OF WARREN'S CABINS LOCATED IN DRAINAGE OF ANTON CREEK (BUILDINGS ONLY ON MAP, NO NAMES).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Tertiary
Selenium Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor Silicification.

Analytical data

Result 1963-A GRAB SAMPLE FROM THE STOCKPILE ASSAYED 18.6% SB, TRACE SE
Result CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.03% TI, 200 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 0.05 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 1000 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 20 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 5PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 20 PPM V, 20 PPM Y(T?), 150 PPM ZR.

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 > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wood Canyon Formation
    Rock description Wood Canyon Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.91508, 38.66632
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposit Is Just Above A Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form PODDY, BLADED CRYSTAL AGGREGATE, RADIATING CLUSTERS, SINGLE CRYSTALS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Fault Breccia At The Intersection Of A N30w/75e Vein And A N10w/85w Shear Zone.

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SHALE STRIKES N10-30W, DIPS 25-85W.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Barcelona District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Warren, Frank
    First year 1972

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, 160 AND 40 FT. LONG. WORKINGS ARE ALONG THRUST FAULT TRACE IN CALCAREOUS SILTSTONE. LOWER ADIT CROSSCUTS MAIN VEIN SYSTEM. ORE OCCURS WITHIN 2 BEDDING-PARALLEL FAULTS 3-4 FT. APART. THE UPPER (SHORTER) ADIT NOW EXTENDS INTO THE EAST FACE OF AN OPEN CUT 25 FT. ABOVE AND 75 FT. SOUTH OF THE PORTAL OF THE LOWER ADIT. ACTIVE ROAD-BUILDING AND DRILLING AS OF 1985. RECENT (1985) WORK HAS DESTROYED SOME OF OLDER WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., 1984, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 99B WITH 1:250,000 SCALE MAP.

  • Deposit

    ERVINE, W.B., 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL ZONING OF THE SPANISH BELT MINING DISTRICT: NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: STANFORD UNIV. PHD. THESIS, 127 P.

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULLETIN 61.

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E.H., RYTUBA, J.J. AND JONES, R.B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON HG DEPOSITS OF NEVADA (NBMG ?).

  • Deposit

    QUADE, JACK, 1985, NBMG FIELD/SITE EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE SELECTION FOR ANALYSES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1990 Jones, David A. (Usgs-Mio) U.S. Geological Survey

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