Morning Glory Prospect

The Morning Glory Prospect is a antimony mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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

Name: Morning Glory Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 40.90917, -116.30389

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Morning Glory Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morning Glory Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Lynn District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


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

Form: LENSES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit In Window Of Roberts Mtn Thrust

Type: L
Description: Northwest Trending Shear Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF SORTED ORE RAN .15 OZ/T AU, & 8.2 OZ/T AG


Materials

Ore: Stibnite


Comments

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF OPEN CUTS AND A 30-FT. DEEP SHAFT

Comment (Geology): STIBNITE OCCURS AS LENSES IN A QUARTZ VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH BARITE, ALONG A NORTHWEST-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IN DOLOMITE. PODS OF STIBNITE OCCUR UP TO THREE FEET WIDE.

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE CARLIN MINE, DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF OPEN CUTS AND A 30 FOOT DEEP SHAFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): STIBNITE OCCURS AS LENSES IN A QUARTZ VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH BARITE IN A SHEAR CONE IN DOLOMITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 302, REF. NO. 3201100041, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 03.068

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E. F. (1963) ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, N.B.M. BULL. 61, P. 70

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. J. ET AL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO., NEV., N.B.M. BULL. 64


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.