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Drumm Mine

Past Producer in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045387
MRDS ID M233099
Record type Site
Current site name Drumm Mine
Alternate or previous names Larkin, Marguerite No. 10.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.76567, 39.74519 (WGS84)
Elevation 1844
Relative position 30 MILES NNE OF EASTGATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Byers Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Edwards Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 037E 25 CENTER Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON W. SIDE OF SE-TRENDING TRIBUTARY TO BERNICE CANYON 3.8 MILES FROM MOUTH OF CANYON, 500 FEET ABOVE THE CANYON FLOOR. I20M ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization Of Sill

Analytical data

Result VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED TR. AU, 0.04 OZ/T. AG7 AND 16.37% SB.

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    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 Star Peak Formation
    Rock description Star Peak Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.76567, 39.74519
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Bernice District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1940-1942
    Material ORE SB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^28 Tons At 52% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Antimony Antimony 52wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION HAS BEEN OVER 43 TONS ANTIMONY METAL FROM 28 TONS ORE IN 1940 AND 57 TONS ORE IN 1941-42.

Comments on the workings information

  • 22-FT. ADIT; 40-FT. CROSSCUT; 95-FT. INCLINED WINZE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R.G., AND R.C. SPEED; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO. NEVADA; NBMG BULL 83.

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    WILLDEN & SPEED, (1974.) (P. 62)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING PODS AND VEINLETS OF STIBNITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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