The Antelope Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Antelope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antelope Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Griffith, Elman And Paul
Years: 1963 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.1% PB AND 0.7% SB PER TON
Analytical Data: 9.04 OZ AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: POLYMETALLIC VEINS.
Comment (Geology): ORE CONTAINED LESS THAN 1% SB IN FORM OF TETRAHEDRITE. WALL ROCK IS BLACK SLATE
Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO NEVADA SUPERIOR MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G. 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE., E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61; P.156.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6903
Reference (Production): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977.
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.
