| Deposit ID | 10043981 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231294 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apex Antimony Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pesi Wang, Genessee |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.09983, 40.57101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1844 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(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 | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 11 | Nevada |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Harmony Formation |
| Rock description | Harmony Formation |
| (1) | -117.09983, 40.57101 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dewitt Thrust Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-Striking Faults, Ne-Striking Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | VERT |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 4.27M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | N. Pesi |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. Pesi (In 1950'S) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.1M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231294 |
STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88
CHECK SO PAC MIN FOR IN P. 75
NBMG BULL. 61 P. 89-91
STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OREBODIES WERE LENSES IN FAULT |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF FIVE CLAIMS OWNED BY N. PESI IN 1950'S. SOME SHIPMENTS OF SB ORE REPORTED IN 1870. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A VERTICAL SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP WITH 125 FT. OF DRIFTS ON THE 50, 100 AND 150 LEVELS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: ABOUT 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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