Jim Dandy Claims

The Jim Dandy Claims is a iron mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,199 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 Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 37.62806, -117.91806

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Jim Dandy Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jim Dandy Claims
Secondary: A.J.A. Iron Property
Secondary: A.J.A. Claims


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Good Hope (White Wolf) 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
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Development): MAGNETOMETER SURVEY INDICATES MINOR IRON MINERALIZATION (1961)

Comment (Location): A SMALLER CLAIM BLOCK IS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES SSW OF THIS ONE IN SECTIONS 14, 23, 24, OF T.045; R.36E. UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF MAIN CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): DOZER STRIPPING, TRENCHING, PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENSON, E.L., 1961, REPORT FOR MINERAL CONCENTRATING CO. ON MAGNETO METER SURVEYS ON THE A.J.A. IRON PROPERTIES, ESMERALDA CO., NV; NBMG FILE 93, ITEM 1.

Reference (Deposit): ESMERALDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT, 9-82.


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.