| Deposit ID | 10103587 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M032079 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ida May Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | E and F Mine, Bay State Mining and Leasing Property, Bertha, Little Ford, Horn Silver Claims. |
| Related records | 10295260 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.60834, 38.09829 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 15 MILES NW OF PIOCHE, 2 MILES W OF HWY 93 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bristol Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03N | 66E | 30 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.60834, 38.09829 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bristol-Jackrabbit District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | A. C. Ellis (Estate-; Bay State Mining And Leasing Co. |
| First year | 1922 |
| Last year | 1930 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M032079 |
TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.
WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.
HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.
COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89
NBMG DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEM 30.
WEED, W. H., 1922, THE MINES HAND BOOK, VOL XV, P. 1141, P. 1189-1190.
COUCH & CARPENTER, 1943; TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS GENERALLY SIMILAR TO THE BRISTOL MINE, BUT SMALLER. SEVERAL ORE-BEARING NW AND E-W FISSURES INTERSECTED BY N-S FAULTS WHICH TRAVERSE THIS FORMATION. COPPER OXIDES AND COPPER CARBONATES FILL FISSURES TOGETHER WITH LIMITED REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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