Nellie-Meda Mine

The Nellie-Meda Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 feet.

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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-Meda Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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