The Jumbo Mine. is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,520 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.51472, -117.06333
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Jumbo Mine. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jumbo Mine.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Joe Francisco
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): SOME PRODUCTION 1937-1940. ABOUT 1500 FT OF WORK DONE OFF A GLORY HOLE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN SCHIST NEAR GRANITE CONTACT
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 1500 FT OF WORK DONE OFF A GLORY HOLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.F., 1924, U.S.G.S. BULL 723.
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50.
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.
