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Antelope

Past Producer in San Benito county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077212
MRDS ID W024682
Record type Site
Current site name Antelope
Related records 10212704

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.9985, 36.65244 (WGS84)
Elevation 792

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerro Colorado(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mendota(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pajaro(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015S 009E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcanthite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.9985, 36.65244
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joint Planes

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 24.282HA

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO INCLINES, ONE ABOUT 400 FT. IN LENGTH, THE OTHER ABOUT 40 FT. DOWN HILL IS 100 FT. LONG, BOTH ARE CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 296

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK, 1926 : SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIV.; 22 ND REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 230 - 233

  • Deposit

    II-C, P. 48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRINCIPAL MINERALIZATION IS IN STREAKS ALONG JOINT PLANES, DEVELOPE INTO NODULES AND POCKETS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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