The Blue Jacket Claims is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.48167, -118.21972
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Blue Jacket Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Jacket Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 MI. NW OF BLUE RIBBON MINE
Comment (Workings): SHORT INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Commodity): ORIGINALLY A COPPER PROSPECT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AS MANY AS 6 TACTITE LAYERS, EACH 1 FOOT THICK, OVER A WIDTH OF 50 FT. IN LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY GRANITIC ROCK
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
