Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Sutherland Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Antimony
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlOre Bodies Richer And Larger In Sandste Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsStibnite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureNw Plunging Anticline; High Angle Cross Fault
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10042576
MRDS IDM060406
Alternate namesReid, Kermesite, Thies-Hutchins, Salvation
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.21129, -118.25958
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61SCHILLING, J.H., 1964, ANTIMONY, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 65 P. 59-65