Deposit ID | 10045382 |
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MRDS ID | M233094 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Antimony King Mine |
Alternate or previous names | Solomonking, Solomon, Volks, Blue Bird, Van Reed, Turley, J.P. Williams |
Geographic coordinates: | -117.78012, 39.75685 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1524 |
Relative position | 31 MILES NNE OF EASTGATE |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Nevada | Churchill |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 022N | 037E | 23 | SE | Nevada |
Commodity | Importance |
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Antimony | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Gold | Secondary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Arsenic | Tertiary |
Iron | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Cervantite | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Stibnite | Ore |
Pyrite | Unknown |
Result | 2 SAMPLES RAN 12.71 AND 33.42% SB |
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Result | AND 0.90 AND 0.76 OZ/TON AG, RESPECTIVELY. |
Model code | 180 |
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USGS model code | 27d |
Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
Host or associated | Associated | ||||
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
Rock unit name | Star Peak Formation |
Rock description | Star Peak Formation |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
(1) | -117.78012, 39.75685 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Faults |
General form | TABULAR |
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Strike | N10-25E |
Dip | 40-55W |
Width | 1.22M |
Length | 274.32M |
Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discoverer | Located By Mr. Will Reed Of Fallon, Nevada |
District name | Bernice District |
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Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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Type | Owner-Operator |
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Owner | Turley, Howard |
First year | 1967 |
Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
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Length | 60.96M |
Overall depth | 30.48M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233094 |
WILLDER, R., AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG. BULL. 83.
SCHRADER, F.C., 19478 CARSON SINK AREA; U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61.
GOUGH, RAY, F. (UNDATED), UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE ANTIMONY PROSPECT LOCATEDIN BERNICE CANYON, NEVADA: (1) REPORT ON FILE AT N.B.M.G., (2) ITEM 1. (DESCRIPTION FITS ANTIMONY KING MINE)
MALLERY, WILLARD (1916), ANTIMONY VEINS AT BERNICE, NEVADA; MIN. & SCI. PRESS, VOL. 112, P. 556.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1947) P 323; LAWRENCE (1963), P 21.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN, STIBNITE OCCURS AS PODS, BLEBS & VEINLETS IN THE QUARTZ VEIN AND IN THE FRACTURED SILL. ON THE LOWER LEVEL, THE VEIN OPENS UP INTO A 48-INCH MASS OF QUARTZ CONTAINING 900S OF STIBNITE UP TO 2 FEET ACROSS. |
Deposit | LAWRENCE (1963,P23) REPORTED ANALYSES OF 12.71 AND 33.42% ANTIMONY, BUT BY SELECTIVE MINING AND HAND-SORTING, IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIP ORE RUNNING 60% SB. SILVER CONTENT IS 20-50 PPM, AND 0.3-0.2 PPM AU. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |