Mine detail: Mayflower Mine

Previously called 'Renova '

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Location: Madison County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 45.79351, -112.00226
dep_id: 10019512
mrds_id: DC10726
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Tellurium
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Calaverite, Sylvanite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: CHIMNEYS, PIPES
work_type: Underground
model: 84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
alteration: Silicification, Brecciation, Oxidation
conc_proc: Secondary Enrichment Above 300 Ft. Depth.
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone, Limestone Bed
Reporter: Unknown, Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.)
hrock_unit: Madison
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Volcanic Rocks
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Several Faults, A Nw Fault With Ne Dip Displaces The Ore Body 300 Ft. To East. (Winchell, 1914)
disc_yr: 1896
prod_yrs: 1935-42: Anaconda operated the mine during this period. 1958-61: The deposit was mined again under a lease agreement.
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 574, P. 97-101.
  • Deposit:: MBMG MEM 9, P. 31-32.
  • Deposit:: USBM IC 6972, P. 71-72.
  • Deposit:: REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 31, P.74. BYRNE, J., 1901, TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT-INSPECTOR OF MINES, STATE OF MONTANA, 1900, P.21.
  • Deposit:: 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 57
  • Production:: MBMG MEM. 9, MBMG MEM 31
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