The Amos Stibnite Occurrence is a antimony, molybdenum, and iron mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony, Molybdenum, Iron
Lat, Long: 41.375, -117.80000
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Amos Stibnite Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amos Stibnite Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Amos
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A SMALL AMOUNTS OF STIBNITE ASSOCIATED WAS QUARTZ WAS REPORTED ON THE DUMP OF ONE OF THE MINES AT CANE SPRINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): N. END BLOODY RUN HILLS
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NEVADA; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL 61.
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J., 1962, MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. 2.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
