Antler

The Antler is a lead, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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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Site Name

Primary: Antler
Secondary: Spuyten Duyvel

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Cedar Valley Area

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: Standard Metals Corp.
Info Year: 1987

Production

Year: 1953
Time Period: 1949-153
Description: 1949-53 5500 St Ore
Year: 1947
Description: 1947 3200 St Ore
Year: 1946
Time Period: 1944-1946
Description: 1944-46 6426 St Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1879
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Anthophyllite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Mica
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcanthite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Antlerite
Unknown: Tremolite

Comments

Comment (Location): ALSO IN SECTIONS 4 AND 9.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE PRIMARY COPPER INDUSTRY OF ARIZONA IN 1987, DMMR,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE PRIMARY COPPER INDUSTRY OF ARIZONA IN 1991, DMMR

Reference (Reserve-Resource): STANDARD METALS CORP., 1979 ANNUAL REPORT,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): STANDARD METALS CORP., 1987 ANNUAL REPORT,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): STANDARD METALS CORP., 1987 10K REPORT

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BEARD, R.R. THE PRIMARY COPPER INDUSTRY OF ARIZONA IN

Reference (Reserve-Resource): 1986. AZ DEPT. MINES AND MINER, RESOUR., SPEC. REP. NO.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): 13, 1987, 68 PP.

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