Apex Antimony Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Arsenic
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043981
MRDS ID M231294
Record type Site
Current site name Apex Antimony Mine
Alternate or previous names Pesi Wang, Genessee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.09983, 40.57101 (WGS84)
Elevation 1844
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 11 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE BETWEEN COW CANYON AND SCOTT CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.09983, 40.57101

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dewitt Thrust Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description N-Striking Faults, Ne-Striking Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENSES
    Strike N-S
    Dip VERT
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 4.27M
    Width 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODIES STOPED WERE LENSES IN A N-STRIKING VERTICAL FAULT. ORE WAS AS MUCH AS 4 FT. WIDE, 14 FT. LONG, STOPED DOWN FOR 30 FT. OREBODIES PITCHED STEEPLY NORTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Discoverer N. Pesi
Year of first production 1870

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. Pesi (In 1950'S)

Comments on the production information

  • 150 TONS ORE, 35-46% SB, 0.22-0.27% AS, MINED FROM 1939 TO PRESENT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 38.1M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT, DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • SOME SB SHIPMENTS REPORTED IN 1870

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88

  • Deposit

    CHECK SO PAC MIN FOR IN P. 75

  • Deposit

    NBMG BULL. 61 P. 89-91

  • Production

    STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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