Panther Canyon Mine

The Panther Canyon Mine is a antimony mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,440 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

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Site Name

Primary: Panther Canyon Mine
Secondary: Rye Patch Antimony
Secondary: Imlay ?

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Rye Patch District

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

Owner Name: Martin, Louis
Home Office: Lovelock, Nv

Owner Name: Martin, Wayne
Home Office: Reno, Nv

Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1940-41
Material type: ORE SB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^28% Sb

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: PODS, VEINS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Argillization

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): 5 1/2 MI. W OF UNIONVILLE; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000

Comment (Development): NO APPARENT ACTIVITY IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS LOCATED ON A DIABASE DIKE THAT HAS INTRUDED & FAULT BETWEEN RHYOLITE OF THE KOIPATO FORMATION AND LIMESTONE OF THE STAR PEAK FORMATION. TWO SHEAR ZONES OCCURED, ONE ON THE HANGING WALL (BETWEEN DIKE AND RHYOLITE) AND THE OTHER ON THE FOOT WALL (BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND DIKE.) THE DIKE IS COMPOSED OF LABRADORITE, PIGEONITE, OLIVINE, IDDINGSITE AND CHLORITE. STIBNITE OCCURS AS PODS, STREAKS AND CRYSTALS IN QUARTZ PODS, VEINS AND STRINGERS.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SIMPLE SB.

Comment (Workings): THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS AND AN OPEN CUT THAT CONNECTS WITH THE UPPER ADIT.

Comment (Geology): STIBNITE OCCURS AS PODS, STREAKS, & CRYSTALS IN QUARTZ PODS, VEINS, & STRINGERS IN BOTH SHEAR ZONES.

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS AND AN OPEN CUT WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE UPPER ADIT. THE MINE IS LOCATED ON A DIABASE DIKE WHICH HAS INTRUDED A FAULT BETWEEN RHYOLITE OF THE KOIPATO FM. AND THE STAR PEAK FORMATION (LIMESTONE). TWO SHEAR ZONES OCCURRED, ONE ON HANGING WALL (BETWEEN DIKE & RHYOLITE) AND ONE ON THE FOOTWALL (BETWEEN THE LIMESTONE AND DIKE). DIKE IS COMPOSED OF LABRADORITE, PIGEONITE, OLIVINE, IDDINGSITE, & CHLORITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA

Reference (Deposit): 5) LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., MAP, MR-25

Reference (Deposit): 6) VITALIANO, 1944, GSA BULL., VOL 55, NO. 82

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF RYE PATCH DISTRICT.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Production): JOHNSON, 1977.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61

Reference (Deposit): VITALIANO, 1944, GSA BULL. VOL. 55, NO. 82

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.