Antelope Mine

The Antelope Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Antelope Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 40.68972, -118.53889

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.