Green Mine

The Green Mine is a antimony mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Green Mine
Secondary: Silver Queen Group
Secondary: Wild Horse Antimony

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Wild Horse 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Coppin, C. R.

Owner Name: Canfield, Orville

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wallrock Sericitized & Silicified; Gabbro Highly Altered Resembling Limestone

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TRACE AU. SAMPLE 2591 OF DUMP SELECT MATERIAL CONTAINS 3 % FE, 0.07 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.03 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 1000 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 1000 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 10 PPM BI, 100 PPM CD, 7 PPM CO, 700 PPM CU, 150 PPM LA, 10 PPM NI, +20000 PPM PB, +10000 PPM SB, 5 PPM SC, 10 PPM SN, 200 PPM SR, 20 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN, AND 0.9 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.
Analytical Data: 15.7-28.0 OZ AG
Analytical Data: 1306-33.18% SB

Materials

Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Jamesonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Gypsum

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE OCCURS AS SMALL LENSES AND PODS IN A MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE. ANTIMONY MINERALS ARE MOST ABUNDANT IN THE NE PART OF FAULT ZONE, BUT DO OCCUR MORE RARELY TO SW IN FAULT ZONE. SOME OF THE RICHEST ORE WAS FOUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE MAIN FAULT ZONE AND SMALL CROSS FAULTS THAT OFFSET THE FAULT ZONE 1 TO 2 FEET.

Comment (Workings): FOUR ADITS TOTALLING 410 FT EXPLORE A MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE 120 FT ALONG STRIKE AND 55 FT DOWN DIP. SOME STOPES DRIVEN FROM ADITS. SOUTH OF THE MAIN WORKINGS, SIX SHORT ADITS EXPLORE A COMPLEX FAULT ZONE. OPEN CUT.

Comment (Location): E. FLANK WEST HUMBOLDT RANGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): 46 TONS SB METAL

Comment (Development): FIRST LOCATED DURING W.W.I. A SMALL QUANTITY OF ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1918. THE GREEN BROTHERS (AVERILL & FRANK) WORKED THE MINE FOR 3 YEARS (1933-36?), STOCKPILING 30 TONS OF ORE. THE GREEN MINE WAS ALSO WORKED DURING THE PERIODS 1936-37, 1952-54, AND 1962-67. EXPLORATION DONE IN 1970'S. NO ACTIVITY IN 1985.

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS SMALL LENSES AND PODS IN MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE. ANTIMONY MINERALS ARE MOST ABUNDANT IN THE NE PART OF FAULT ZONE, BUT DO OCCUR RARELY TO SW IN FAULT ZONE. SOME OF THE RICHEST ORE WAS FOUND THE INTERSECTION OF THE MAIN FAULT ZONE AND SMALL CROSS FAULTS THAT OFFSET THE FAULT ZONE 1 TO 2 FEET.

Comment (Deposit): FIRST LOCATED DURING WORLD WAR I. SMALL QUANTITY OF ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1918. GREEN BROS. (AVERILL & FRANK) WORKED MINE FOR 3 YEARS (1933-36?) STOCKPILING 30 TONS OF ORE. GREENMINE ALSO WORKED DURING THE PERIODS 1936-37, 1952-54 AND 1962-67. DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS, TOTALING 410 FEET EXPLORE A MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE 120 FEET ALONG STRIKE AND 55 FEET DOWN DIP. SOME STOPES DRIVEN FROM ADITS. SOUTH OF MAIN WORKINGS SIX SHORT ADITS EXPLORE COMPLEX FAULT ZONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 19 JUL 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS. #5. 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 BULLETIN 89.

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

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902.

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.