Mine detail: Sutherland Mine

Previously called 'ReidKermesiteThies-HutchinsSalvation'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.21129, -118.25958

Resource(M)

Primary:	Antimony
Ore:	Stibnite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	PODS
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1870

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Nw Plunging Anticline; High Angle Cross Fault
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M060406
DEP	10042576
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89}{Deposit:: LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61}{Deposit:: SCHILLING, J.H., 1964, ANTIMONY, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 65 P. 59-65}
Reporter	Johnson, Maureen G., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)