The Antimony Peak Mine is a antimony mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 6,201 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
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 34.8803, -119.11280
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Antimony Peak Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antimony Peak Mine
Secondary: San Emigdio-Antimony Mine
Secondary: Antimony Rare Ii
Secondary: San Emigdio Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: San Emigdio
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Tenneco Oil Exploration And Production Co..
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1982
Production
Year: 1911
Description: 227 Metric Tons Of Ore
Year: 1882
Description: 54 Metric Tons Of Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1888
Discovery Year: 1853
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THIS TONNAGE INCLUDES THE 135000 TONNES LISTED IN COLUMN 1. THESE RESOURCES ARE IN ADDITION TO, AND DO NOT INCLUDE, THOSE LISTED IN COLUMN 2.
References
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 39.
Reference (Deposit): ENGEL, A.L., 1949, DENSE MEDIUM AND FFLOTATION TESTS ON AN
Reference (Deposit): ANTIMONY ORE FROM CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUR. OF MINES REPORT
Reference (Deposit): OF INVESTIGATION 4616, P. 6.
Reference (Deposit): JERMAIN, G.D., AND S. RICKER, 1949, INVESTIGATION OF
Reference (Deposit): BOWERS, S., 1888, VENTRUA COUNTY IN EIGHT ANNUAL REPORT OF
Reference (Deposit): THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): P. 680-681.
Reference (Deposit): JERMAIN, G.D., 1941, REPORT ON THE ANTIMONY PEAK PROJECT:
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUR. OF MINES STRATEGIC MINERALS PROJECTS SECTION
Reference (Deposit): PLUNKERT, P.A., 1981, ANTIMONY IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, V. 1,
Reference (Deposit): P. 93-101.
Reference (Deposit): KUIZON, L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTIMONY RARE II
Reference (Deposit): AREA, KERN AND VENTURA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUR.
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES FILE REPORT, P. 14-27.
Reference (Deposit): ANTIMONY PEAK, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUR. OF
Reference (Deposit): MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4505, P. 5.
Reference (Deposit): ANUE, Q.A., 1957, ANTIMONY IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: U.S.
Reference (Deposit): BUR. OF MINES UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 65.
Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B.W., AND P.K. MORTON, 1962, MINES AND MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. MINES
Reference (Deposit): AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 51-52.
Reference (Deposit): PEMBERTON, H.E., 1972, ANTIMONY PEAK; A RERUN OF A FIELD
Reference (Deposit): TRIP, 110 YEARS LATER: THE MINERALOGIC RECORD, V. 3, NO.
Reference (Deposit): 2, P. 78-81.
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