Antelope Mine

The Antelope Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 feet.

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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:  Eureka

Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.34944, -116.14833

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Antelope Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Antelope Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Fish Creek 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shaley Limestone Trends N-S, Dips Steeply, With Numerous Minor Folds. Fissure Veins Are Present.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 FISSURE VEINS CONTAINING SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINERALS IN THE OXIDIZED ZONE; ALSO, CONTACT ZONE

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, INCLINES, WINZES, ONE ADIT AND RAISE

Comment (Geology): THE PROSPECT IS LOCATED IN SHALEY LIMESTONE WHICH IS INTRUDED BY GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY

Comment (Deposit): FIRST LOCATED BY JIM BUTLER IN 1870. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF SHAFTS, INCLINES, AND WINZES, AND ON ADIT AND RAISE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 100 M


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO NEV, N.B. OF M. BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (MILLETT) MILS NO. 60, REFERENCE NO. 3201100149

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBERG W.O. (1938) RECONNASSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS, EUREKA CO NEV, U.BM. 1C7022

Reference (Deposit): CRIB FILE

Reference (Production): VANDERBURG, W.O., (1938)


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.