| Deposit ID | 10040587 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055414 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Three I's, Brammier-Fields, Red Top |
| Related records | 10174790 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.1918, 40.1474 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1396 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NW PERSHING QUICKSILVER MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buffalo Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Carson Desert(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 26N | 34E | 05 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.1918, 40.1474 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein; Overturned Anticlinorium; Nw Faults; Shear Zone |
| General form | PODS, BLEBS, VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20W |
| Dip | 55-85W |
| Width | 0.03M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Antelope Springs |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ed Bottomley And Bob Storms |
| First year | 1957 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055414 |
LAWRENCE, F.C., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61
WALLACE, ET AL, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BUFFALO MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS MAP GQ - 821.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A VEIN 1 TO 3 IN WIDE IS EXPOSED AT THE SHAFT. THE OPEN PIT NORTH OF THE SHAFT CONTAINS STIBNITE AND CINNABAR IN GOUGE. THESE MINERALS ALSO OCCUR AS REPLACEMENTS ALONG FRACTURES. STIBNITE OCCURS AS SMALL PODS, BLEBS AND VEINLETS IN QUARTZ AND CALCITE. |
| Deposit | THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY A 20-FOOT SHAFT AND TWO OPEN CUTS. A VEIN 1 TO 3 INCHES IN WIDTH IS EXPOSED IN THE SHAFT 400 FT. NORTH OF THE ROAD. THE OPEN PIT NORTH OF THE SHAFT CONTAINS STIBNITE AND CINNABAR IN GOUGE. THESE MINERALS ALSO OCCUR BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND OPEN CUT AS REPLACEMENTS ALONG FRACTURES IN A BRECCIA OF LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS RECEMENTED BY DOLOMITE. PERSHING AND MONTGOMERY MINES ARE ON THE STRIKE OF THIS VEIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1975 | Gassaway, Judith S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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