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Mayflower Mine

Occurrence in Nevada county in California, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092536
MRDS ID M030167
Record type Site
Current site name Mayflower Mine
Alternate or previous names Wisconsin Claims
Related records 10188768

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.98436, 39.23322 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chicago Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 009E 17,20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO PRODUCTION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.98436, 39.23322
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FLAKES OF MOLY UP TO 2" IN DIAMETER

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EAKLE, A.; 1922 ; MINERALS OF CAL.; CAL. STATE BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 91

  • Deposit

    KING, R. U.; 1966 ; MIN. RES. OF CAL.; CAL. DIV. MINES & GEO.; BULL 191

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Theodore, Ted G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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