The Jumbo Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5589, -115.67920
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Jumbo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jumbo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: R. J. Mc Connell
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE RAN $12 - $700 AU/TON IN 1899
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 Miles Se Big Buffalo
Comment (Production): 1900 About $40000, 1902 $60000, $225000 Total; Item 9 Refers To Tailings Worked
Comment (Development): 4 - Stamp Mill, 24 - Stamp Mill
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1904, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1903.
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
Idaho Gold
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