The Jaime's Ridge is a gold, silver, and mercury mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,349 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: 7,349 Feet (2,240 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Mercury
Lat, Long: 38.41194, -118.80167
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Jaime's Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jaime's Ridge
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Lucky Boy District (Closest 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
Owner Name: Tenneco Minerals Co., Dan W. Martin, Nevada Operations Manager
Home Office: P.O. Box 976, Hawthorne, Nv 89415
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO PIT SYMBOL ON TOPO ASSUMED TO BE AREA OF OPEN PIT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT MINE OPERATION IN 1983, EMPLOYING A TOTAL OF 26 PERSONS.
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): STATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC. 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983
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.
