Sage Hen Prospect

The Sage Hen Prospect is a antimony mine located in Elko 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: Sage Hen Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 41.53194, -115.96972

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Sage Hen Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sage Hen Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Burns Basin


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY TWO PITS, A THRUST FAULT, DIPPING GENTLY TO THE WEST HAS BROUGHT SHSLE, LIMESTONE, AND METAVOLCANICS OVER PROSPECT MT. QUARTEITE WHICH LOCALLAY IS BRECCIATED AND RECEMENTED BY QUARTZ. VEINLETS OF QUARTZ CONTAIN PODS, BLEBS, AND SINGLE CRYSTALS OF STIBNITE AND INTERSTITIAL BARITE. BARITE OCCURS AS EUHEDRAL CRYSTALS UP TO 2 INCHES LONG. THE STIBNITE IS PARTIALLY ALTERED TO POWDERY TO UITREOUS YELLOW AND FIBROUS WHITE ANTIMONY OXIDES. (LAWRENCE, P50-51)

Comment (Workings): 2 PITS

Comment (Location): INDEPENDENCE RANGE

Comment (Deposit): STIBNITE AND INTERSTITIAL BARITE


References

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


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.