| Deposit ID | 10046005 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233911 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Antelope Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | North, Starlight |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.76811, 41.77963 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1/3 MI-NW OF NEW CONTACT SITE, S. OF PALO ALTO+BAY AN MINES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Contact(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 064E | 18,19 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -114.76811, 41.77963 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock & Assoc. Faults & Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 80SE |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1898 |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Antelope Mining Co. |
| First year | 1912 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233911 |
SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.
SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) ARECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C., (1912 & 1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN SHEETED GRANODIORITE. BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT ENTERING SULFIDE ZONE. |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT DISCOVERED ABOUT 1898 AND WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE UNTIL 1910. THE DEEPEST SHAFT IS 60 FEET. THE ANTELAPE VEIN IS IN THE MAIN MASS OF GRANODIORITE ABOUT 600 FEET SOUTH OF THE CONTACT. THE GRANODIORITE IS SHEETED APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO THE VEIN, WHICH STRIKES NE AND DIPS 80 DEG SE. A PARALLEL VEIN WITH NEARLY VERTICAL DIP ABOUT 75 FEET TO THE NORTH REPORTEDLY CONTAINS HIGH-GRADE ORE WHERE OPENED BY A SHAFT ON ANTELOPE GROUND. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 29). THE MAIN WORKINGS ARE ON THE ANTELOPE VEIN (ALSO CALLED THE JULES VERNE VEIN). IN JULY, 1910, A CARLOAD OF HIGH-GRADE ORE ASSAYING $101.00 PER TON WAS SHIPPED TO SALT LAKE CITY. BESIDES CU, THE ORE CONTAINS ABOUT 6 OZ/TON AG, AND SOME AU. THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT SEEMS TO BE ENTERING THE SULFIDE ZONE. ABOUT 75 FT. NORTH OF THE ANTELOPE VEIN AND PARALLELING IT IN STRIKE, BUT WITH ALMOST VERTICAL DIP, IS A SIMILAR VEIN, FROM ONE TO SEVERAL FEET IN WIDTH. WHERE IT IS OPENED BY A SHAFT ON ANTELOPE GROUND, IT YIELDS ASSAYS OF 47% CU, |
| Deposit | WITH 6 OZ/TON AG, AND $11.60 AU/TON (SCHRADER, 1912, P 123). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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