Jessie Mine

The Jessie Mine is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,039 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: Jessie Mine

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.06833, -113.82778

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Jessie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jessie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Beaver Dam Mts.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT, SHAFT AND TWO INCLINES

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4


References

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979

Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY


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