The Antelope is a copper mine located in San Benito county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.6525, -120.99750
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Antelope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antelope
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Benito
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Ore: Chalcanthite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): PRINCIPAL MINERALIZATION IS IN STREAKS ALONG JOINT PLANES, DEVELOPE INTO NODULES AND POCKETS
Comment (Workings): TWO INCLINES, ONE ABOUT 400 FT. IN LENGTH, THE OTHER ABOUT 40 FT. DOWN HILL IS 100 FT. LONG, BOTH ARE CAVED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED FORMATION APPEARS TO BE A COMPACT FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE OR SANDY SLATE IMPREGNATED WITH CU AND FE, DIPS SE BUT STRATA MUCH BROKEN AND DISTURBED
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 296
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK, 1926 : SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIV.; 22 ND REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 230 - 233
Reference (Deposit): II-C, P. 48
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