Jefferson Mine

The Jefferson Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,799 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: Jefferson Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.73333, -117.01667

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Jefferson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jefferson Mine
Secondary: Jefferson Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Jefferson Canyon 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: Jefferson Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Freibergite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP & RANGE

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS ON THE PRUSSIAN (JEFFERSON) VEIN.

Comment (Geology): THE PRUSSIAN VEIN SEPERATES ORDOVICIAN SHALY LIMESTONE ON THE FOOTWALL FROM TERTIARY RHYOLITE ON THE HANGING WALL


References

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


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.