Morning Glory Prospect

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, Gold, Silver
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044099
MRDS ID M231433
Record type Site
Current site name Morning Glory Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.30482, 40.90907 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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 Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 050E 13 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE OF SORTED ORE RAN .15 OZ/T AU, & 8.2 OZ/T AG

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 > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Hosen Creek Formation
    Rock description Hosen Creek Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.30482, 40.90907

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Window Of Roberts Mtn Thrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Northwest Trending Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Comments on the geologic information

  • STIBNITE OCCURS AS LENSES IN A QUARTZ VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH BARITE, ALONG A NORTHWEST-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IN DOLOMITE. PODS OF STIBNITE OCCUR UP TO THREE FEET WIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Lynn District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF OPEN CUTS AND A 30-FT. DEEP SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 302, REF. NO. 3201100041, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 03.068

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E. F. (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, N.B.M. BULL. 61, P. 70

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R. J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO., NEV., N.B.M. BULL. 64

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE CARLIN MINE, DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF OPEN CUTS AND A 30 FOOT DEEP SHAFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit STIBNITE OCCURS AS LENSES IN A QUARTZ VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH BARITE IN A SHEAR CONE IN DOLOMITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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