| Deposit ID | 10150527 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055423 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320270414 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fencemaker |
| Alternate or previous names | Fenstonmaker, Lucky Lode, S. & W. |
| Related records | 10040592 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.86016, 40.0721 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1692 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fencemaker Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Creek Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 026 N | 037 E | 31 | SWSESE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Cinnabar | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.86016, 40.0721 |
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| Strike | N30E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 30E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 13M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 120HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| District name | Table Mountain |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Bell Mining And Developing Inc |
| ID | 2601650 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1983 |
| Year | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Description | Antimony Ore Shipped In The 1880'S. Unknown Quantity |
| Year | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Average Ore Grade: 52% Sb. 1 Tonnes Of Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade: 25%..Concentrate Grade: 52% 1633 Tonnes Of Concentrate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade: 25%..Concentrate Grade: 52% 73 Tonnes Of Concentrate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade: 25%..Concentrate Grade: 52% 40 Tonnes Of Concentrate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Ore Grade: 25%..Concentrate Grade: 52% 18 Tonnes Of Concentrate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320270414 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055423 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2601650 |
BAILEY, E. H., AND D. A. PHOENIX. QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN
NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 41,
V. 38, NO. 5, 1944, 206 PP.
BURKE, D. B. REINTERPRETATION OF THE TOBIN THRUST:
PRE-TERTIARY GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN TOBIN RANGE,
PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA. PH.D. DISS., STANFORD UNIV.,
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 1973, 82 PP.
JOHNSON, M. G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING
COUNTY, NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY
BULLETIN 89, 1977, 115 PP.
LAWRENCE, E. F. ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA. NEVADA BUREAU
OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 61, 1963, 248 PP.
LINCOLN, F. C. MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF
NEVADA. NV NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO., RENO, NV, 1923, 280 PP.
MULLER, S. W., H. G. FERGUSON, AND R. J. ROBERTS. GEOLOGIC
MAP OF THE MOUNT TOBIN QUADRANGLE. U.S. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-7, 1951, SCALE 1:125,000.
PAGE, B. M. PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF A PART OF THE
STILLWATER RANGE, CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA. NEVADA
BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MAP 28, 1965, SCALE 1:125,000.
SPEED, R. C. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUMBOLDT LOPOLITH AND
SURROUNDING TERRAIN, NEVADA. GEOL. SOC. AM. MAP AND
CHART SERIES MC-14, 1976, SCALE 1:81,000.
SPEED, R. C., AND T. A. JONES. SYNOROGENIC QUARTZ SANDSTONE
IN THE JURASSIC MOBILE BELT OF WESTERN NEVADA, BOYER
RANCH FORMATION. GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL., V. 80, NO. 12,
1969, P. 2551-2584.
MILLER, 1996, MLA REPORT IN PREPARATION.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WATER MUST BE OBTAINED FROM SHALLOW WELLS. POWER IS AVAILABLE WITHIN 1 KILOMETER (KM) OF THE SITE. THE PRESENT ACCESS ROAD IS ADEQUATE. LABOR MUST COMMUTE FROM LOVELOCK, NEVADA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-FEB-1995 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/15/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2601650 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fencemaker |
| Current operator | Stockpile Reserves LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | First Liberty Power Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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