| Deposit ID | 10045585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233356 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Helen M Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Also Edno, Ionia, Lucky May, Audrosa Extension Lucky May No. 2, Lucky May No. 1, Apex - and As of 1963 Covering the Same General Area the Lucky Boy, Tom Boy, Bald Eagle, Grey Eagle, Blue Jay, Safety Pin, And the Kansas City Gray Eagle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.01758, 40.50602 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | W SLOPE OF BUNKER HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pine(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 030N | 053E | 09,04 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -116.01758, 40.50602 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Railroad |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Helen M. Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1913 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233356 |
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74
KETNER, K. B., AND SMITH, JR, J. F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE RAIL ROAD MINING DISTRICT ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1162-B.
KETNER & SMITH, 1963
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TEH HELEN M GROUP WAS COMPRISED OF THE LUCKY MAY, LUCKY MAY NO 1, LUCKY MAY NO 2, ANDROSA EXTENSION, HELEN M, EDNA, AND THE IONIA CLAIMS WHICH WERE CONSOLIDATED AS THE HELEN M. MINING AND MILLING CO. (1913) THIS CLAIM GROUP WAS LATER REARRANGED AS SHOWN ON KETNER'S MAP OF PATENTED CLAIMS, WITH NEW NAMES EVOLVING FOR THE OLD. THE NEW PATENTED CLAIMS, COVERING MUCH OF THE SAME GROUND ARE (KETNER 1963)D LUCKY BOY, TOM BOY, BALD EAGLE, GREY EAGLE, SAFETY PIN, BLUE JAY, AND KANSAS CITY. THE GROUP IS DEPICTED ON THE USGS MAP AS THE GRAY EAGLE MINE. (CARLIN, NEV 15). THE ENNOR VEIN AND OTHERS WERE DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL ADITS ON THE DIFFERENT CLAIMS ON THE STEEP WESTERN SIDE OF BUNKER HILL ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE LIMESTONE CONTROLLED BY FAULTS, FISSURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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