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Mayflower and Bimetallic Groups

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045817
MRDS ID M233654
Record type Site
Current site name Mayflower and Bimetallic Groups
Alternate or previous names Mayflower, Mayflower Nos. 1, 2, North Star, Silver Leaf, Mary, Twin River Mine, Millsite Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.25649, 38.89325 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position To Prospect Pit Shown On Topo In General Area Of The Claims

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

South Toiyabe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR MOUTH OF NORTH FORK OF TWIN RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Of Country Rock; Alteration Strong

Analytical data

Result 2 SAMPLES ASSAYED 5.6 AND 10.2 OZ/T AG
Result 1 % PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.25649, 38.89325
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip 75N
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 914.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Twin River District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Stefanac, F.
    First year 1919
  • Type Owner
    Owner Greenvald, F.
    First year 1919
  • Type Owner
    Owner Abraham, T. M.
    First year 1919
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lefivor, Obi
    First year 1919
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnson, W. A.
    First year 1919
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kelley, F.
    First year 1919
  • Type Owner
    Owner Erickson, F.
    First year 1919

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, 35-FT TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLACK, F.C., 1919, UNPUB. REPORT ON THE MAYFLOWER AND BIMETALLIC GROUPS, NORTH FORK OF TWIN RIVER, NYE CO., NV: NBMG FILE 256, ITEM 4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 PARALLEL VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-82 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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