| Deposit ID | 10042523 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Panther Canyon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rye Patch Antimony, Imlay ? |
| Related records | 10271363 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.22737, 40.44795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1658 |
| Relative position | IN PANTHER CANYON, SOUTHSIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Congress Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(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 | 030N | 033E | 24,23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -118.22737, 40.44795 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| General form | PODS, VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30E |
| Dip | 70SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rye Patch District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin, Louis |
| Home office | Lovelock, Nv |
| Last year | 1957 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin, Wayne |
| Home office | Reno, Nv |
| Last year | 1957 |
| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1940-41 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE SB | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^28% Sb | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060340 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61
VITALIANO, 1944, GSA BULL. VOL. 55, NO. 82
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA
5) LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., MAP, MR-25
6) VITALIANO, 1944, GSA BULL., VOL 55, NO. 82
BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF RYE PATCH DISTRICT.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE IS LOCATED ON A DIABASE DIKE THAT HAS INTRUDED & FAULT BETWEEN RHYOLITE OF THE KOIPATO FORMATION AND LIMESTONE OF THE STAR PEAK FORMATION. TWO SHEAR ZONES OCCURED, ONE ON THE HANGING WALL (BETWEEN DIKE AND RHYOLITE) AND THE OTHER ON THE FOOT WALL (BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND DIKE.) THE DIKE IS COMPOSED OF LABRADORITE, PIGEONITE, OLIVINE, IDDINGSITE AND CHLORITE. STIBNITE OCCURS AS PODS, STREAKS AND CRYSTALS IN QUARTZ PODS, VEINS AND STRINGERS.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SIMPLE SB. |
| Deposit | THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS AND AN OPEN CUT WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE UPPER ADIT. THE MINE IS LOCATED ON A DIABASE DIKE WHICH HAS INTRUDED A FAULT BETWEEN RHYOLITE OF THE KOIPATO FM. AND THE STAR PEAK FORMATION (LIMESTONE). TWO SHEAR ZONES OCCURRED, ONE ON HANGING WALL (BETWEEN DIKE & RHYOLITE) AND ONE ON THE FOOTWALL (BETWEEN THE LIMESTONE AND DIKE). DIKE IS COMPOSED OF LABRADORITE, PIGEONITE, OLIVINE, IDDINGSITE, & CHLORITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-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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