Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryAntimony, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeEpithermal gold-silver
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIntermediate Volcanic Rock,Felsic Volcanic Rock,Andesite · Excelsior Formation
Associated rockQuartzite,Conglomerate,Argillite · Excelsior Formation
AlterationStibnite is oxidized to white and yellow antimony oxide
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10310572
MRDS IDM035401
Alternate namesSunset Claims, Sunset Mine, Kernick Mine, Cimarron Minerals prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33437, -118.17844
References
Lawrence, E.F., 1963, Antimony Deposits of Nevada, Nev. Bureau of Mines, Bull. 61Garside, L. J., 1973 , Radioactive Mineral Occurences in Nevada, Nev. Bur. Mines and Geology, Bull. 81.Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.Cimarron Minerals, Ltd., 1998, 2000Davis and Tingley, 1999Garside, 1979Giancola, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MI-1997-MI-1998Pallaum Minerals press release, 4/25/97.Cimarron Minerals Ltd. news release, 12/15/98.