Blue Dick Antimony Mine

Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Antimony, Silver, Gold, Selenium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044077
MRDS ID M231400
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Dick Antimony Mine
Alternate or previous names Kirk, Harmon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.83761, 40.41241 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES SSE 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 029N 046E 06 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • N & S SIDES OF WEST FORK ROCK CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Selenium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.83761, 40.41241

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact?

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH 6 INCH COAL SEAM: BLEBS, CRYSTALS, PORS & VEINLETS OF STIBINTE IN QTZ.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hilltop District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • $5000 - $100,000 IN SB FROM 60 TONS OF METAL

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 140-FT ADIT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF OTHER WORKINGS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231400

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 885

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV.; USBM INFO. CIRC. 7043

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, E. F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 61.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A VEIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 6-INCH COAL SEAM WITH BLEBS, CRYSTALS, PODS, AND VEINLETS OF STIBNITE IN QUARTZ
Deposit ABOUT 1900, 1000 TONS ANTIMONY ORE WAS TREATED LOCALLY FOR ITS SILVER. 100 TONS OF SORTED ORE YIELDING 60% ANTIMONY WAS SHIPPED DURING WW I. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 140-FT ADIT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF OTHER WORKINGS. IN 1941, 12 TONS SB ORE WERE SHIPPED TO THE METAL RESERVE BOARD STOCKPILE AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology