Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

De Soto Antimony Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopperAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsStibnite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Limestone · Auld Lang Syne Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10042466
MRDS IDM060270
Alternate namesAntelope Spring Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.67683, -118.49071
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULLETIN 61, P. 157LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NEV, P 201VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6902JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.