The Little Jessie Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.47472, -112.30778
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Mine Description
The Little Jessie mine is about 1,700 feet south of the Union.
This deposit was discovered in 1867. From about 1890 to the end of 1898, it was Worked by J. S. Jones and lessees. Their mill is reported to have produced about $750,000 Worth of bullion and concentrates, chiefly from the Little Jessie. From about 1909 to 1916, considerable development work was done and a little ore was shipped, mainly by the Chaparral Mining Company. Early in 1934, the Arizona Consolidated Mining Company was reported to be carrying on development work and installing new mill machinery at the Union-Jessie property.
Lindgren states that, in 1922, the shaft was 659 feet deep, and that much high-grade auriferous Was encountered between the 500- and 600-foot levels. He adds that the ore contains from one-half to one ounce of gold per ton and very little silver.
Text from Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining, Arizona Bureau of Mines. Original 1934, revised 1967
Little Jessie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Jessie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona Consolidated Mining Co.
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N25e
Type: L
Description: Veins Tend To Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 74.000000+-2.000000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Tertiary
Age Old: Late Cretaceous
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 74.000000+-2.000000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Tertiary
Age Old: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 659 FEET DEEP
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN AND/OR DIKE-VEIN OF RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WHICH CUTS GRANODIORITE PLUTON.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON LITTLE JESSIE CLAIM. SHAFT IS 2600 FT DUE EAST OF DIVIDEND SHAFT AND 1800 FT SOUTH OF UNION (JESSIE?) WORKINGS.
Comment (Development): ESTIMATED 90% OF PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1900
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 137, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 133
Reference (Deposit): USBM- ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM. I.C. 6905, P. 49-50.
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