Quien Sabe Mine

Prospect in San Benito 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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261617
MRDS ID W024678
MAS/MILS ID 0060690047
Record type Site
Current site name Quien Sabe Mine
Alternate or previous names Quien Sabe Antimony, Quien Sabe
Related records 10077208

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.22821, 36.91353 (WGS84)
Elevation 832
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mariposa Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monterey(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 012 S 007 E 05 SESESW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antimony Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Silver Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.22821, 36.91353

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 3.3M
    Length 244M
    Width 36M
    Depth to top 18M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 ADV ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N15W:45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830909
  • Area 259HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 259
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1870
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Stayton

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. B. Knox Estate, Bank Of America
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Inferred 181000mt ore
    Total resources 907000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 3 wt-pct Antimony Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REE U.S. BUMINES R.I. 5192.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 488M
    Overall depth 130M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 35
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. OTHER
    Number of Shafts 4
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Number of Inclines 3
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 366
    Number of Adits 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 111
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 51.01
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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    BAHIA-GUIMARAES, PAULO FERNANDO, 1972, THE GENESIS OF THE

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    ANTIMONY-MERCURY DEPOSITS OF THE STAYTON DISTRICT,

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    CALIFORNIA: STANFORD UNIV., PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, PH. D.

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    THESIS, 222 P.

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    BAILEY, E. H. AND MYERS, W. B., 1949, QUICKSILVER AND

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    ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF THE STAYTON DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA:

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    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 147, PP. 37-56.

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    BAILEY, E. H. AND MYERS, W. B., 1942, QUICKSILVER AND

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    U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 931-Q.

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    ENGEL, H. L., 1949, DENSE-MEDIUM AND FLOTATION TESTS ON

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    AN ANTIMONY ORE FROM CALIFORNIA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES,

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    R. I. 4616, 6 PP.

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    GANNON, F., 1983, ANTIMONY - WORLD WIDE RECESSION CUTS

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    PRICES, PRODUCTION, AND CONSUMPTION: ENGINEERING AND

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    MINING JOURNAL, MARCH 1983, PP. 122-23.

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    GOLDMAN, H. G., 1957, ANTIMONY IN MINERAL COMMODITIES OF

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    CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 176, P. 38.

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    LEITH, C. J., 1949, GEOLOGY OF THE QUIEN SABE QUADRANGLE,

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    CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, BULL. 147, PP. 1-35.

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    WIEBELT, FRANK J., 1956, QUIEN SABE ANTIMONY MINE, SAN

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    BENITO COUNTY, CALIF.: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, R. I. 5192,

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    29 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WATER WOULD HAVE TO BE OBTAINED FROM WELLS; POWER GENERATED AT THE SITE, OR TRANSMITTED FROM POWER LINES LOCATED 2.6 KM EAST OF THE DEPOSIT. EIGHT HUNDRED METERS OF ACCESS ROAD WOULD HAVE TO BE IMPROVED. LABOR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE SITE AND WOULD HAVE TO COMMUTE FROM HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA. THE PROPOSED MINE PRODUCTION RATE OF 111 T/D ORE, INCLUDES 100 T/D ORE AND 11 T/D DILUTION MATERIAL; A 10 PERCENT DILUTION FACTOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-FEB-1995 Lindsey, David S. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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