Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer

W. P. Mine

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
AntimonyGold
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, PINCH AND SWELL ALONG SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlThrust Fault Contact; Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsStibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Sandstone · Winnemucca Formation
StructureThrust Fault
AlterationMinor Argillization And Silicification Along Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10043973
MRDS IDM231286
Alternate namesCrown Point, Table Top Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2946, 2947, 2670.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.93739, -117.8918
References
TINGLEY, J.V. (1970) FIELD EVALUATION.LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG, BULL 61.TINGLEY, J.V. AND QUADE, JACK, 19 JUN 85, NBMG FILED EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.LAWRENCE, E. F., 1963