The Helen M Group is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Helen M Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Helen M Group
Secondary: Also Edno
Secondary: Ionia
Secondary: Lucky May
Secondary: Audrosa Extension Lucky May No. 2
Secondary: Lucky May No. 1
Secondary: Apex - and As of 1963 Covering the Same General Area the Lucky Boy
Secondary: Tom Boy
Secondary: Bald Eagle
Secondary: Grey Eagle
Secondary: Blue Jay
Secondary: Safety Pin
Secondary: And the Kansas City Gray Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Helen M. Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1913 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE LIMESTONE CONTROLLED BY FAULTS, FISSURES.
Comment (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
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74
Reference (Deposit): 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.
Reference (Production): KETNER & SMITH, 1963
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
