The Nellie-Meda Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.02361, -113.12806
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Nellie-Meda Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nellie-Meda Mine
Secondary: Gold Leaf
Secondary: Mason
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Bullard District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nellie-Meda Gold Mines ; Harold F. Mason
Years: 1939 -
Owner Name: Nellie-Meda Gold Mines ; Harold Mason
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding In Overlying Tertiary Volcanic Rocks Strikes N40w And Dips 25 Southwest
Type: L
Description: Vein Trends At An Angle To Bedding In Volcanic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): FROM 1931 TO 1932 THE MINE WAS KNOWN AS THE GOLD LEAF, FRO 1935 TO 1939 THE MINE WAS CALLED THE NELLIE-MEDA MINE AND WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE NELLIE-MEDA GOLD MINES, IN 1939, HAROLD F. MASON SECURED AND OPTION ON THE PROPERTY AND WAS WORKING THE TAILINGS. HE CALLED IT THE MASON.
Comment (Workings): PLANS MADE TO SINK THE SHAFT 350 FT. DRIFT ON THE 250 FT LEVEL WAS CONNECTED WITH A DRIFT ON THE 200 FT LEVEL. 50 FT WINZE SUNK ON THE 250 FT LEVEL (1936)
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE. VEIN MAY CUT TERTIARY VOLCANICS, BUT NOT KNOWN FOR SURE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
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