USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Pershing County
Cervantite Mine
Mindat Confirmed Antimony Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Pershing
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Also known as
- Dakin, Kafader
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Sec 4 T27N R34E Structure: Faulting Through Area, Nw-Se Nw Trending Mineralized Structure Alteration: Sericitization Deposit: Mine is developed by a 19-ft. Shaft with a short crosscut and stope along the vein, a 35 ft. Adit along the vein just west …
Additional documented workings
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Adit
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 35 ft.
Mindat -
Crosscut
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 35 ft.
Mindat -
Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 35 ft.
Mindat -
Stope
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 35 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 2 adit symbols
View individual source records (6)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: posit: Mine is developed by a 19-ft. Shaft with a short crosscut and stope along the vein, a 35 ft. Adit along the vein just west ... -
Crosscut
· length 35 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: ed Structure Alteration: Sericitization Deposit: Mine is developed by a 19-ft. Shaft with a short crosscut and stope along the vein,… -
Shaft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Trending Mineralized Structure Alteration: Sericitization Deposit: Mine is developed by a 19-ft. Shaft with a short crosscut and stop… -
Stope
· length 35 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Alteration: Sericitization Deposit: Mine is developed by a 19-ft. Shaft with a short crosscut and stope along the vein, a 35 ft. Adit…
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Cervantite
- commodity:Antimony
- Quartz
- Quartzite
- Sandstone
- Shale
- Stibnite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped adit symbols (2)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 58051
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (7)
- underground workings
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