Mickspot Mine

The Mickspot Mine is a antimony mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 feet.

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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: Mickspot Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 38.38389, -117.71167

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Mickspot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mickspot Mine
Secondary: Nora Francis
Secondary: New Dream


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Selenium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Crow Springs District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Hand, Lee
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: Doherty, Neil
Years: 1958 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Cedar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SMALL PODS, VEINLETS, SINGLE CRYSTALS


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Host Rock Strikes N30w, Dip 55sw.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM STOCKPILE CONTAIN 0.6 % SB, 0.42 OZ AU, 2.56 OZ AG, TRACE SE


Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Copper


Comments

Comment (Commodity): THE STIBNITE IS OXIDIZED.

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT WAS PRODUCED DURING WORLD WAR TWO.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO 35 FT INCLINED 75 DEG SHAFTS AND SEVERAL SMALL OPEN CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 61, P. 66


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.