The Blue Jack Prospect is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,152 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: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.30444, -117.28583
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Blue Jack Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Jack Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: San Antone District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: King, W. E.
Home Office: Tonopah
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: San Antonio Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Location): APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Comment (Production): ABOUT 8-10 TONS OF CHRYSOCOLLA ON THE DUMP IS SAID TO CONTAIN $21-$24 PER TON IN GOLD AND SILVER.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 150 FT ADIT WITH A 20 FT WINZE AND A SMALL RAISE, AND A 30 FT SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 160-161
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.
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.
