The Mineral Jackpot is a silver and gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,759 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: 6,759 Feet (2,060 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.19861, -118.43000
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Mineral Jackpot MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Jackpot
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Feox
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN CONTAINED 0.09 PERCENT EU3O8
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Lepidolite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BG = 0.04 MR/HR.; HIGH = 0.4 MR/HR.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PITS
Comment (Location): EST. LOCATION, UNSURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1973 , RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURENCES IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 81
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.
