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Apex Antimony Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Arsenic
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043981
MRDS ID M231294
Record type Site
Current site name Apex Antimony Mine
Alternate or previous names Pesi Wang, Genessee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.09983, 40.57101 (WGS84)
Elevation 1844
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 11 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE BETWEEN COW CANYON AND SCOTT CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Primary
Arsenic Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.09983, 40.57101
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Dewitt Thrust Fault
Local N-Striking Faults, Ne-Striking Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENSES
    Strike N-S
    Dip VERT
    Thickness 1.22M
    Width 9.14M
    Length 4.27M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODIES STOPED WERE LENSES IN A N-STRIKING VERTICAL FAULT. ORE WAS AS MUCH AS 4 FT. WIDE, 14 FT. LONG, STOPED DOWN FOR 30 FT. OREBODIES PITCHED STEEPLY NORTH.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Discoverer N. Pesi
Year of first production 1870

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. Pesi (In 1950'S)

Comments on the production information

  • 150 TONS ORE, 35-46% SB, 0.22-0.27% AS, MINED FROM 1939 TO PRESENT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 38.1M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT, DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • SOME SB SHIPMENTS REPORTED IN 1870

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231294

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 88

  • Deposit

    CHECK SO PAC MIN FOR IN P. 75

  • Deposit

    NBMG BULL. 61 P. 89-91

  • Production

    STEWART, J. H., MC KEE, E. H., AND STAGER, H. K., 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OREBODIES WERE LENSES IN FAULT
Deposit THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF FIVE CLAIMS OWNED BY N. PESI IN 1950'S. SOME SHIPMENTS OF SB ORE REPORTED IN 1870. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A VERTICAL SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP WITH 125 FT. OF DRIFTS ON THE 50, 100 AND 150 LEVELS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: ABOUT 1950'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology