Quien Sabe Mine (Quien Sabe Antimony Mine), Laveaga Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 53' 21'' North , 121° 10' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tres Pinos | 476 (2011) | 16.8km |
| Ridgemark | 3,016 (2011) | 18.7km |
| Hollister | 37,462 (2017) | 20.2km |
| Volta | 246 (2011) | 32.2km |
| San Juan Bautista | 1,961 (2017) | 32.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salinas Valley Rock and Gem Club | Salinas, California | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
19267
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19267:8
GUID (UUID V4):
495063d5-d70a-4f4c-adc8-7830e03bb016
A former Sb occurrence/mine located in the SE¼SE¼SW¼ sec. 5, T12S, R7E, MDM, 0.1 km (0.1 mile) SSW of Laveaga Peak (coordinates of record) and 1.9 km (6,400 feet) SSE of Antimony Peak (coordinates of record), just S of Lone Tree Road (a dead end), which is about 10 miles NE of Hollister, on private land (fee ownership). Discovered in 1870. Started in the mid-1940's and closed before 1956. Owned by R.B. Knox and now a part of the Knox estate c/o Bank of America (100%). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
NOTE: The Mineralogical Record reference states that this mine is located in San Benito County; however, the Yale Peabody/USGS GNIS database places it in nearby San Luis Obispo County. Mindat user Mr. Thomas Barry, a local resident, confirms that it is located in San Benito County.
The ore body strikes N15W and dips 45W at a thickness of 3.3 meters and a depth-to-top of 18 meters, width of 36 meters, and a length of 244 meters. Ore body No. 1 is tabular in a shear zone. Ore body No. 2 is irregular and ore body No. 3 is a replacement body. The primary mode of origin was hydrothermal activity. Primary ore control was faulting and the secondary control was fractures. Wallrock alteration is moderate (silicification; advanced argillic). Local rocks include Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 1 (Quien Sabe-Burdell Mountain).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 488 meters and an overall depth of 130 meters and comprised of 530 meters of drifts and crosscuts.
Reserve-resource data are found in: Bailey, E. H. and Myers, W. B. (1949) & Bailey, Edgar H. & W. Bradley Myers (1942).
Reserves and resources data: Type: in-situ; estimate year: 1983: inferred reserves: 181,000 metric tons of ore; total resources: 907,000 metric tons of ore. Sb at 3 weight percent.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10077208 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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