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San Antonio Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048745
MRDS ID MP25763
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.08535, 35.40082 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dove Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tehachapi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029S 036E 22,23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 3-8 INCHES OF ORE ON 120 FT LEVEL ASSAYED UP TO $100/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.08535, 35.40082
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 85N
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • K4: GANGUE: QUARTZ, PYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner San Antino Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Martino, Bakersfield, Ca And Mrs. Lee, San Fernando, California

Comments on the workings information

  • VEIN, 1-2 FT THICK. TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 500 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 326

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 14 CLAIMS. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF FOUR OR FIVE OLD SHAFTS FROM 50 FT TO 100 FT DEEP AND PRESENT WORKING SHAFT 120 FT DEEP. AT THE 90 FT LEVEL THERE IS A DRIFT WEST 103 FT WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE BOTTOM OF AN OLD SHAFT. ALSO A DRIFT CAST 60 FT. THE FIRST 40 FT OF THIS EAST DRIFT WAS ON THE VEIN. THERE IS A SMALL STOPE 25 FT LONG. ON THE 120 FT LEVEL, DRIFT WEST 60 FT, EAST 90 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1982 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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