The Blue Nose Mine is a antimony and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,071 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,071 Feet (2,460 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.43333, -116.84722
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Blue Nose Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Nose Mine
Secondary: Borredo
Secondary: Borrego
Secondary: Harmon
Secondary: Sizemone
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Lewis District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns. Thrust At Depth
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic, Sericitic, Of Dikes At Mine
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 9 TO 130 OZ AG.
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLES-. 8 TO 1% O TO .04 OZ GU
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE BETWEEN LEWIS & KRUM CANYONS: 1/2 MI. N. DEAN MINE
Comment (Production): 6 TONS ORE, AUG. 25% SB, IN 1940
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 12 TO 60 IN WIDE IN SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 35-FT SHAFT INCLINED AT 65; AND A 155-FT ADIT WITH 50-FT DRIFT
Comment (Geology): VEIN 12 TO 60 INCHES WIDE INSHEAR ZONE
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY A 35 FT SHAFT INCLINED AT 65; AND A 155-FT ADIT WITH 50-FT PRIFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVAD; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 61
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.
