I.H.X. Mine

The I.H.X. Mine is a antimony mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,098 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

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Site Name

Primary: I.H.X. Mine
Secondary: Solomon Mine
Secondary: Draken
Secondary: Soloman
Secondary: Volks
Secondary: Bluebird
Secondary: Williams.

Commodity

Primary: Antimony

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1917
Time Period: 1915-1917
Material type: ORE SB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^43.9% Sb For Some

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

Type: L
Description: 3 Sets Of Joints

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Sericitization

Rocks

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

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Cervantite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION HAS AMOUNTED TO 25 TO 50 TONS OF ANTIMONY METAL. SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF ANTIMONY ORE WERE MADE IN 1915-1917, AND IN 1940, 5 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 43.9% ANTIMONY WERE PRODUCED.

Comment (Development): CHAPMAN SMELTING CO. OF SAN FRANCISCO IS SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED 50 TONS OF 50% SB ORE HERE IN 1915, AND THAT IT WAS EXPECTING TO PRODUCE 200 TONS IN 1916

Comment (Workings): SHAFT INCLINED 20 NW OPEN TO 120 FT. DEPTH AND TWO OPEN CUTS EXPLORE GOUGE ZONE. SEVERAL 100 FT. OF DRIFT AND STOPES.

Comment (Deposit): GOUGE ZONE ALONG FOOTWALL SIDE OF FELSITE DIKE INTRUDING CALCAREOUS SHALE. STIBNITE OCCURS AS PODS AND SINGLE CRYSTALS IN GOUGE. VEIN IS ALTERNATELY BANDED QUARTZ AND STIBNITE; CONTAINS GOOD SHOOTS OF RELATIVELY PURE STIBNITE.

Comment (Location): IN BERNICE CANYON ACROSS FROM ARRANCE PROSPECT, 1.9 MILES FROM MOUTH OF CANYON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R & R.C. SPEED (1974), P. 62; LAWRENCE, (1963) P. 27

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

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, CARSON SINK AREA; U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): SILLDEN, R. AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 83

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.