Nellie May Group

The Nellie May Group is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,701 feet.

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

Name: Nellie May Group  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.72944, -117.58722

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Nellie May Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nellie May Group
Secondary: Lakeview


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF ROUGHLY PARALLEL VEINS NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND SILICEOUS LIMESTONE; VEINS IN PLACES CAPPED BY IRON GOSSAN.

Comment (Workings): NUMBER OF SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS FROM 10 - 30 FT. IN DEPTH ONE ADIT.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED; SAMPLES REPORTED TO CARRY 2 - 3 % CU, 7 OZ. AG AND $3 AU PER TON


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 435

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 16 (AP.)


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