The Beaseley National and Mayflower Shafts is a copper mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Beaseley National and Mayflower Shafts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beaseley National and Mayflower Shafts
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Burro Mountain District, Tyrone Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ALONG BEAMONT FAULT (N70S)
References
Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, NMBMMR BULL. 83, 213 P.
Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978, USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1031, SCALE 1:24000
Reference (Deposit): PAIGE, S., 1911, USGS BULL. 470-C, P. 131-150
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
