Mine detail: Antelope Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.88825, -117.81483

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, SMALL SHOOTS, BUNCHES, BRECCIA CEMENT
Discovery year:	1945

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	TO 1959

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Altered Fault Zone
Alteration processes:	Hydrothermal - Hot Springs Activity

References

MRDS	M055302
DEP	10040496
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 41, P.}{Deposit:: HOLMES, G.H., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUR. OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 8252, P. 278}{Deposit:: KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.}{Production:: USBM UNPUB DATA}
Reporter	Gassaway, Judith S., Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph)