The Jennie Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,880 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.90417, -114.05028
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Jennie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jennie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Gold Springs
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. Arentz
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS LOT #4; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT 300 FEET DEEP & LEVELS AT 60 FEET, 100 FEET, 200 FEET AND 300 FEET.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY 1979
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, GOLD SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, IRON CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 3 NO. 1 P. 23-57, SPRING 1976
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