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North Peak Antimony Occurrence

Occurrence in Humboldt 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043957
MRDS ID M231266
Record type Site
Current site name North Peak Antimony Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.14289, 40.6849 (WGS84)
Elevation 2271

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032 043E 04 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE WEST OF NORTH PEAK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Valmy Formation
    Rock description Valmy Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.14289, 40.6849
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N10W
    Dip 45 NE
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1960

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED WHILE GEOLOGIC MAPPING WAS BEING DONE

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SIMPLE SB.
Deposit VEIN OF ANTIMONY OXIDES DISCOVERED WHILE GEOLOGIC MAPPING WAS BEING DONE. VEIN, 4" WIDE, COULD BE TRACED FOR 20 FT. ALONG STRIKE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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