Imlay mine, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Imlay mine | Mine |
| Imlay Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 35' 59'' North , 118° 10' 51'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 6.0km |
| Imlay | 171 (2011) | 7.2km |
| Lovelock | 1,878 (2017) | 52.9km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 55.9km |
Sec 29 T32N R34E
Structure: Humboldt City Thrust
Alteration: Sericitization, Silicification Of Wallrock
Commodity: Ore minerals not given in the literature
Deposit: Quartz fissure veins in or near fault zones and sometimes at contacts of diabase dikes. Zone of quartz veins and stockworks is about 10 m wide. Wallrock is sericitized phyllite. The quartz vein worked in early 1900's is about 0.33 m wide. Sb-Pb oxide stains, abundant limonite casts after pyrite. Area is near contact with upper member prida carbonates approximately 30-40 m above contact. Deposit appears to have some potential for bulk-mineable Au. Good zone of quartz stockworks and abundant Fe oxide after -pyrite in phyllites with locally strong sericitic alteration. The imlay mine was worked between 1907 and 1918 and in 1935. March 1936 the mine was idle. The mine was developed by a vertical shaft 250 ft. Deep and an adit 1500 ft. Long driven for drainage. A mill was operated near the mine. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Development: Worked between 1907 and 1918, and in 1935. In march 1936 the mine was idle. A small tonnage of ore estimated to contain about 0.5 % w03 was mined in 1956. Currently being prospected by owner, william dale(?)(uncertain of last name) who lives in imlay canyon, by bulldozer trenching. Anaconda is supposed to examine the property. Owner states that entire vein zone.will pan free gold. He states that he ran 10 yds of dump through his placer mill and recovered about $40./yd in gold.
Geology: Quartz fissure veins in or near fault zones and sometimes at contacts of diabase dikes.
Rock formation(s): Grass Valley;Prida
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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