The Drumm Mine is a antimony mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 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
Elevation: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 39.74528, -117.76472
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Drumm Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Drumm Mine
Secondary: Larkin
Secondary: Marguerite No. 10.
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Bernice 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1940-1942
Material type: ORE SB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^28 Tons At 52% 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: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Of Sill
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED TR. AU, 0.04 OZ/T. AG7 AND 16.37% SB.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON W. SIDE OF SE-TRENDING TRIBUTARY TO BERNICE CANYON 3.8 MILES FROM MOUTH OF CANYON, 500 FEET ABOVE THE CANYON FLOOR. I20M ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION HAS BEEN OVER 43 TONS ANTIMONY METAL FROM 28 TONS ORE IN 1940 AND 57 TONS ORE IN 1941-42.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING PODS AND VEINLETS OF STIBNITE
Comment (Workings): 22-FT. ADIT; 40-FT. CROSSCUT; 95-FT. INCLINED WINZE
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R.G., AND R.C. SPEED; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO. NEVADA; NBMG BULL 83.
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61.
Reference (Production): WILLDEN & SPEED, (1974.) (P. 62)
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.
