Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer

Snowdrift Mine

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
AntimonySilverArsenicIron
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
TertiarySilver, Arsenic, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zone; Intrusive Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Stibnite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Happy Creek Volcanic Series
Associated rockDiorite
StructureN5-30w
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10045064
MRDS IDM232722
Alternate namesAntimony Group, Dunnisher's Spring, Knight & Morris, Bonita Spring, Juniper Hills, Rosebud District ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.09738, -118.56016
References
LAWRENCE, E.F., 1961, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 61.NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT (1984)NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG.OFR 85-3.LAWRENCE, E. F., 1961