DeSoto mine (Antelope Spring mine), Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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| DeSoto mine (Antelope Spring mine) | Mine |
| Antelope Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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40° 41' 2'' North , 118° 29' 38'' West
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Sec 33 T33N R31E. Antimony oxides
Commodity: Other ore minerals not given in the literature
Deposit: ; model name could also be: simple sb. In 1915, the antelope spring m. Co. Built a 25-ton concentrator, which was enlarged to a 50-ton flotation plant in 1917. It shipped some antimony ore in 1916. The de soto antimony mine is developed by two shallow shafts and a trench on a mineralized vein, 6 to 24 inches thick. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Development: Antelopes spring mining co. Built a 25-ton concentrator in 1915, which was enlarged to a 50-ton flotation mill in 1917. Some antimony ore was shipped in 1916.
Geology: Ore in mineralized vein 6 to 24 inches thick
Rock formation(s): Auld Lang Syne Group
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| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
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- Golconda-Roberts Mountain DomainDomain
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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