The West Jessie Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,039 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: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.06472, -113.82861
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West Jessie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Jessie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Beaver Dam Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge Line, East Margin Of The Basin And Range Province.
Type: L
Description: Fracture And Fault Zones, Bedding Plane Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE DUMP SAMPLE WAS ANALYZED BY HARRIS AND RYAN AND CONTAINED .5 OZ/TON AG, .024 PERCENT CU, .002 PERCENT GA, .0061 PERCENT GE, .0022 PERCENT MO, .53 PERCENT PB, AND 1.20 PERCENT ZN
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Development): EARLY ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 1870'S
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT. ADIT IS A TOTAL OF 135 FEET IN LENGTH WITH NUMEROUS SIDE WORKINGS AND A 50 FOOT LONG SLIGHT DECLINE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN PODS REPLACING LIMESTONE ALONG FISSURES OR FAULT ZONES. ORE IS HIGHLY OXIDIZED, CONSISTING MAINLY OF LIMONITE, PLUMBOJAROSITE, AND JAROSITE. A BEDDING PLANE SHEAR ZONE IS PRESENT. COARSE CALCITE AND BRECCIA ASSOCIATED WITH GOSSAN
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS EITHER REDWALL OR CALLVILLE LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 70
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
Reference (Deposit): HARRIS, A.D., AND RYAN, G.S., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STARVATION POINT WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 27-84
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