The Jessie Mine is a lead, zinc, silver, and gold mine located in Summit county, Colorado.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.51194, -106.01750
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Jessie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jessie Mine
Secondary: B and B Mines Inc
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Breckenridge Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DISCONTINUOUS VEINLETS, AND FILLED CRACKS, LENSES, STRONG PREMINERAL NE-TRENDING GANGEY FAULT FISSURE ZONES
Comment (Location): JESSIE MINE AND TUNNEL: 39-30-43N, 106-01-03W; JESSIE-GLENWOOD TUNNEL: 39-31-43N, 106-01-06N; JESSIE-HATTIE TUNNEL: 39-30-43N, 106-01-14W; JESSIE-QUINCY TUNNEL: 39-30-40N, 106-01-09W
Comment (Workings): INCLUDES JESSIE TUNNEL, GLENWOOD TUNNEL, HATTIE TUNNEL, AND QUINCY TUNNEL. ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. EXAM. FILES
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BRECKENRIDGE DISTRICT, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 75, 187 P.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
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