Antimony Peak Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10139639
MRDS ID W017736
MAS/MILS ID 0060290012
Record type Site
Current site name Antimony Peak Mine
Alternate or previous names San Emigdio-Antimony Mine, Antimony Rare Ii, San Emigdio Mine
Related records 10110501

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.11373, 34.88029 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pleito Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuyama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Los Padres National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009 N 021 W 10 C California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.11373, 34.88029

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 55S
    Thickness 4.7M
    Length 140M
    Width 70M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N40W:55S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1853
Year of first production 1888

Mining district

District name San Emigdio

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tenneco Oil Exploration And Production Co..
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1882
    Description 54 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 54mt
  • Year 1911
    Description 227 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 227mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Indicated 156000mt ore
    Demonstrated 156000mt ore
    Inferred 221000mt ore
    Total resources 377000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 2.7299 wt-pct Antimony Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Indicated 109000mt ore
    Demonstrated 109000mt ore
    Inferred 209000mt ore
    Total resources 318000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 1.02 wt-pct Antimony Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 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.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1222M
    Overall depth 122M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. CAN'T SUPPORT FILL OR CAVE
    Number of Shafts 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 220
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings CAVED AT PORTAL
    Capacity 135
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 37.46
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWERS, S., 1888, VENTRUA COUNTY IN EIGHT ANNUAL REPORT OF

  • Deposit

    THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU

  • Deposit

    P. 680-681.

  • Deposit

    JERMAIN, G.D., 1941, REPORT ON THE ANTIMONY PEAK PROJECT:

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR. OF MINES STRATEGIC MINERALS PROJECTS SECTION

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 39.

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, A.L., 1949, DENSE MEDIUM AND FFLOTATION TESTS ON AN

  • Deposit

    ANTIMONY ORE FROM CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUR. OF MINES REPORT

  • Deposit

    OF INVESTIGATION 4616, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    JERMAIN, G.D., AND S. RICKER, 1949, INVESTIGATION OF

  • Deposit

    ANTIMONY PEAK, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUR. OF

  • Deposit

    MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4505, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    ANUE, Q.A., 1957, ANTIMONY IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: U.S.

  • Deposit

    BUR. OF MINES UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 65.

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B.W., AND P.K. MORTON, 1962, MINES AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. MINES

  • Deposit

    AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 51-52.

  • Deposit

    PEMBERTON, H.E., 1972, ANTIMONY PEAK; A RERUN OF A FIELD

  • Deposit

    TRIP, 110 YEARS LATER: THE MINERALOGIC RECORD, V. 3, NO.

  • Deposit

    2, P. 78-81.

  • Deposit

    PLUNKERT, P.A., 1981, ANTIMONY IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, V. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 93-101.

  • Deposit

    KUIZON, L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTIMONY RARE II

  • Deposit

    AREA, KERN AND VENTURA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUR.

  • Deposit

    OF MINES FILE REPORT, P. 14-27.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Stebbins U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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