Antler Mine

The Antler Mine is a copper and zinc mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: Antler Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 34.86667, -113.86667

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Antler Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Antler Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Cedar Valley


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.
Years: 1987 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Year Last Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Massive sulfide, kuroko


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcanthite
Ore: Marmatite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Anthophyllite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ROOF PENDENT OF SCHIST.

Comment (Workings): GOPHERING, OPEN STOPING.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1992)


References

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P

Reference (Production): SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.


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