Thanksgiving Mine

The Thanksgiving Mine is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 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: Thanksgiving Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lyon

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.97972, -119.26778

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Thanksgiving Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Thanksgiving Mine
Secondary: Greenwood Prospect ?


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Andradite


Comments

Comment (Location): 1 MI. NE OF LUDWIG ?

Comment (Production): UNKNOWN PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): SKARN REFER TO: M035873

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, A., 1918 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE YERINGTON DISTRICT, NEV., USGS PROF. PAPER 114


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.