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W. P. Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043973
MRDS ID M231286
Record type Site
Current site name W. P. Mine
Alternate or previous names Crown Point, Table Top Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2946, 2947, 2670.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.8918, 40.93739 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450
Relative position ONE MILE NW OF W.P. TRACK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rose Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 036E 02,01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 7 MILES W. OF WINNEMUCCA ON TABLE MTN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor Argillization And Silicification Along Veins.

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE CONTAIN 2.74 TO 26.54 % SB TRACE TO 0.30 OZ/TON AU 0 TO 0.50 OZ/TON AG. SAMPLE 29946 OF HIGH GRADE DUMP AND ORE-BIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 0.7 % FE, 1 % CA, 0.05 % TI, 2 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 100 PPM CU, 150 PPM LA, 15 PPM NI, 200 PB, +10000 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 50 PPM ZR, AND 0.75 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS. SAMPLE 2947 FROM VEIN IN STOPE CONTAINS 0.7 % FE, 0.03 % MG, 0.3 % CA, 0.1 % TI, 5 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 10 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 10 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, +1000 PPM SB, 300 PPM SR, 20 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR, AND 6.0 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS. SAMPLE 2670 OF VEIN MATERIAL FROM DUMP CONTAINS 0.3 % FE, 0.02 % MG, 0.5 % CA, 0.07 % TI, 3 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 7 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 10 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, +10000 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR, AND 0.15 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Winnemucca Formation
    Rock description Winnemucca Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.8918, 40.93739
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form PODS, PINCH AND SWELL ALONG SHEAR ZONE
    Strike N10-20E
    Dip 40-85E
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 10.97M
    Width 7.32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Thrust Fault Contact; Brecciation

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAIN VEIN THICKENS UPWARD FROM 4 INCHES TO 48 INCHES, THEN SPLITS INTO SEVERAL VEINS SEPARATED BY BRECCIATED AND SLIGHTLY MINERALIZED ROCK FORMING A ZONE OF GOOD ORE UP TO 96 INCHES WIDE. THE OTHER VEIN STRIKES N70E AND DIPS 25S IS UP TO 48 INCHES WIDE CONTAINING NUMEROUS PODS AND STREAKS OF ORE. AN ORE SHOOT UP TO 48 INCHES WIDE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO VEINS RAKES 35S. STIBNITE IS BOTH CRYSTALLINE AND FINE-GRAINED AND OCCURS AS STREAKS AND PODS UP TO 24 BY 36 FEET IN SIZE. ALL STIBNITE IS PARTIALLY ALTERED. HANGING WALL IS ALTERED ALONG MAIN VEIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Mining district

District name Ten Mile District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hicks, J. W.
    First year 1957

Comments on the production information

  • 1940-1941: 39 TONS SB METAL, 1940-1941 TONS ORE AT 52% SB WERE SHIPPED. IN 1941, 51 TONS ORE AT 10% SB WERE SHIPPED FROM THE DUMPS. IN 1942, 13 TONS OF 50% SB ORE WERE PRODUCED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 259.08M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, DRIFTS, RAISE, 3 WINZES, 3 ADITS

Comments on development

  • NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V. (1970) FIELD EVALUATION.

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG, BULL 61.

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V. AND QUADE, JACK, 19 JUN 85, NBMG FILED EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

  • Deposit

    NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

  • Production

    LAWRENCE, E. F., 1963

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS FOLLOW N 25E, 70 NW-DIPPING VEIN ALONG SHEAR ZONE IN SERICITIZED ARGILLITE, QUARTZITE WITH SOME LIMEY LENSES. ROCKS IN BOTH WALLS OF SHEAR ZONES ARE LACED WITH WHITE QUARTZ VEINLETS. ONLY TRACES OF FINE-GRAINED BLACK MINERAL AND SOME NEEDLE-LIKE BLACK MINERAL (BOTH PROBABLY STIBNITE) WERE SEEN IN QUARTZ ON DUMPS.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SIMPLE SB.
Deposit SHALES AND QUARTZITE ALONG THRUST FAULT CONTACT, IRON-OXIDE ZONE LACED WITH QUARTZ VEINLETS. GEOCHEM SAMPLE, .05 PPM AU, 200 PPM AS, .085 PPM HG. WORKINGS AS OF 1963 CONSISTED OF 3 ADITS, AN INCLINED SHAFT AND DRIFTS, A RAISE AND 3 SHALLOW WINZES TOTALLING ABOUT 850 FT. OWNED IN 1957 BY J. W. HICKS. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-MAY-1987 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

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