Mine detail: De Soto Antimony Mine

Previously called 'Antelope Spring Mine'

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.67683, -118.49071
dep_id: 10042466
mrds_id: M060270
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Gold, Copper, Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Stibnite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Auld Lang Syne Group
hrock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Limestone
Year first produced: 1916
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1915
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89
  • Deposit:: LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULLETIN 61, P. 157
  • Deposit:: LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NEV, P 201
  • Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6902
  • Production:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.
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