Bottomley Properties

The Bottomley Properties is a antimony mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,780 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

Name: Bottomley Properties  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,780 Feet (1,457 Meters)

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 40.50694, -118.44083

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Bottomley Properties MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bottomley Properties
Secondary: Stibnite
Secondary: Poker Brown
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2837


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Arabia 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

Owner Name: Bottomley, E. J.
Years: 1953 -


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: BLEBS, PADS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2837 HAD MANGANESE, QUARTZ, AND POSSIBLE SULFIDES WITH COATINGS OF YELLOW OXIDES.


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Stibnite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GRAY TO BROWN SHALE AND INTERBEDDED BROWN, FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE CUT BY A SERIES OF PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS.

Comment (Deposit): BOTTOMLEY PROSPECTS ARE ON THE TOPS OF TWO KNOLLS AT THE NORTH END OF TRINITY RANGE. THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES ALONG STIBNITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS. STIBNITE OCCURS AS BLEBS, SMALL PODS, AND SINGLE CRYSTALS M QUARTZ AND IN THE SHALE AND SANDSTONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): UTM TAKEN AT SOUTHERN OF SEVERAL PROSPECTS, AT SAMPLE SITE. ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR DIRT ROAD 2 MILES SOUTH OF POKER BR-OWN.

Comment (Deposit): GRAY TO BROWN SHALE AND INTERBEDDED BROWN FINEGRAINED SANDSTONE CUT BY A SERIES OF PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS. STIBNITE OCCURS AS BLEBS, SMALL PODS, AND SINGLE CRYSTALS IN QUARTZ AND IN THE SHALE AND SANDSTONE.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVAD: NBMG BULL. 89

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61 P. 156-157

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 9/13/84.


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.