The Jumbo Prospect is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,641 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
Elevation: 7,641 Feet (2,329 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.00417, -114.01722
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Jumbo Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jumbo Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST. IRON CO. UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975
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