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Anniversary Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Boron-Borates, Dolomite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
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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. 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. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  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 10046985
MRDS ID M242220
Record type Site
Current site name Anniversary Mine
Alternate or previous names Callville Wash

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.7086, 36.21527 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 26 MILES BY DIRT ROAD FROM LOVELL RAILROAD SIDING IN SOUTHERN PART OF THE MUDDY MTNS., Within 200 Yards.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Callville Bay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Mead(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Vegas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Mead(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 20S 65E 15,11,14 NE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SOME MINING ON PATENTED CLAIMS IN SECTIONS 11, 14. INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Dolomite Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Halite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MINERALOGY OF ORE: COLEMANITE 42%, GYPSUM 2.5%, DOLOMITE 27%, SILICATES 28.5%, HALITE. SOME NODULES COMPOSED PARTLY OF ULEXITE. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF COLEMANITE ORE: 23.18% B2O3
Result 14.55% SIO2
Result 11.60% FE+AL (AS AL2O3)
Result 21.97% CAO
Result 9.42% MGO
Result TR OF NA + K
Result 1.30% SO4
Result NO CL
Result 13.97% CO2
Result 4.01% H2O.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Horse Spring Formation
    Rock description Horse Spring Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) Conglomerate and clastic rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Synclinal Fold, Faults; Colemanite Ore On North Limb Of Syncline, Which Strikes E-W.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, BEDDED
    Strike E-W
    Dip 45-65 S
    Thickness 5.49M
    Length 944.88M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE HORSE SPRINGS FM. CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF CLASTIC BEDS AT THE BASE, SUCCEEDED BY A THICK LIMESTONE, A GYPSIFEROUS AND CLASTIC SERIES, A CALCAREOUS CLAY AND LIMESTONE THAT CONTAINS THE COLEMANITE BED, AND FINALLY, A GROUP OF TUFFACEOUS BEDS AT THE ERODED TOP. THE SEQUENCE IS UP TO 7,000 FT THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921
Discoverer F.M. Smith And G.D. Hartman
Year of first production 1922
Year of last production 1928
Production years 1922-1928

Mining district

District name Muddy Mountains

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner West End Chemical Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner American Borate Co.
    First year 1985

Comments on the production information

  • MAX PRODUCTION OF 160 TPD IN 1920'S.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 3200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 26 wt-pct Boron Major 1978

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 2133.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS. MINING BY SHRINKAGE STOPING WITH ABOUT 90% ORE RECOVERY.

Comments on development

  • A CALCINING PLANT WAS IN OPERATION HERE UNTIL 1928. IT WAS LARGELY INTACT IN 1936. IN 1936 THOUGHT TO BE ABOUT 400,000 TONS ORE REMAINING. RECENT DOWNDIP DRILLING (1978) BY AMERICAN BORAX ESTIMATES ORE RESERVES AT 3.2 MILLION TONS OF 26% B2O3.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, P.F., AND OTHERS, 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 871, P. 106-113.

  • Deposit

    VANDERBERG, 1937, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6964.

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C.R., AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV.: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 62, P. 203.

  • Deposit

    PAPKE, K.G., 1985, BORATES IN NEVADA, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 89-99.

  • Deposit

    PAPKE, K.G., 1976, EVAPORITES AND BRINES IN NEVADA PLAYAS: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 87, 35 P.

  • Deposit

    NOBLE, L.F., 1922, COLEMANITE IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 735-B, 21 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ; PAPKE, 1976.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PAPKE, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS 8-18 FT THICK. IT CROPS OUT FOR ABOUT 900 M ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A RIDGE. COLEMANITE OCCURS AS PURE LAYERS AND NODULAR MASSES INTERBEDDED WITH CALCAREOUS SHALE ON N LIMB OF SYNCLINE.
Deposit Discovery Year: JAN. 1921

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-83 Lyles, B.F. (Tingley, J.V.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-93 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries

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