Antimony Peak Mine

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

Name: Antimony Peak Mine  

State:  California

County:  Kern

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Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 39.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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