The Antimony Peak Mine is a antimony and silver mine located in Kern county, California.
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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
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Antimony Peak Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antimony Peak Mine
Secondary: San Emigdio Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Antimony Peak Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS OR KIDNEY SHAPED
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Andreas Fault
Type: L
Description: Antimony Peak Fault, Mine On Se End Of This Steep Thrust Fault; Antimony Peak Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE SB - 2.5% (53 FT. LENGTH), 4.8% SB (6.1 FT. WIDTH)
Analytical Data: CU - .02%, PB - .05%, AU - TR., AG - .18 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): FIGURES COVER COMPLETE ANTIMONY PEAK ZONE
Comment (Production): NO PROD. FROM 1915 - 1916; TOTAL PROD. AND RESOURCES: 1,000 - 10,000 (EST.) (USGS MR - 20)
Comment (Workings): LENGTH AND WIDTH ARE FOR ALL OF ANTIMONY PEAK ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, D. E., 1962, ANTIMONY OF U.S.: USGS MR - 20
Reference (Deposit): REPORT BY WHITE, D. E. AND MYERS, W. H., THE ANTIMONY PEAK AREA: UNPUB. USGS FILE DATA
Reference (Production): UNPUB. USGS FILE DATA
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