Jim Dandy Prospect

The Jim Dandy Prospect is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,759 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

Name: Jim Dandy Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.12389, -117.26028

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Jim Dandy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jim Dandy Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Washington District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: O'Toole, Bart
Home Office: Reese River
Years: 1948 -

Owner Name: Winter, Jess
Years: 1948 -

Owner Name: Vierra, Frank
Home Office: Sparks
Years: 1948 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1923
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: Toiyabe Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Is Nearly Completely Oxidized.


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINE SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL 50, P. 210.

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NOTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Production): KLEINHAMPL, 1980


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.