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Nevada · Pershing County

Cervantite Mine

Mindat Confirmed Antimony Underground

Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Pershing
Mining district
Antelope Springs
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Antimony
Verification
Mindat Confirmed

Also known as

  • Kafader, Dakin

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented 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 …

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Additional documented workings

  • 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.

  • 3 shaft symbols
  • 10 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • 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…
  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Mindat Confirmed

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Dakin, Fred · Source-reported owner

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Quartz
  • Cervantite
  • Stibnite
  • Cervantite
  • commodity:Antimony
  • Quartz
  • Quartzite
  • Sandstone
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  • Quartz
  • Cervantite
  • Stibnite
  • Cervantite
  • commodity:Antimony
  • Quartz
  • Quartzite
  • Sandstone
  • Shale
  • Stibnite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (3)
  • mapped adit symbols (10)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 58051

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (7)
  • underground workings

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