| Deposit ID | 10044703 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232270 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Antelope Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.14923, 39.34937 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2097 |
| Relative position | 3S MI SW OF E |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eureka(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West of Bellevue Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Summit Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Diamond-Monitor Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Eureka |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 052E | 17,18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pogonip Limestone |
| Rock description | Pogonip Limestone |
| (1) | -116.14923, 39.34937 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shaley Limestone Trends N-S, Dips Steeply, With Numerous Minor Folds. Fissure Veins Are Present. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | Jim Bulter |
| District name | Fish Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232270 |
ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO NEV, N.B. OF M. BULL 64
USBM (MILLETT) MILS NO. 60, REFERENCE NO. 3201100149
VANDERBERG W.O. (1938) RECONNASSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS, EUREKA CO NEV, U.BM. 1C7022
CRIB FILE
VANDERBURG, W.O., (1938)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 FISSURE VEINS CONTAINING SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINERALS IN THE OXIDIZED ZONE; ALSO, CONTACT ZONE |
| Deposit | FIRST LOCATED BY JIM BUTLER IN 1870. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF SHAFTS, INCLINES, AND WINZES, AND ON ADIT AND RAISE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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