Jessie Mine

The Jessie Mine is a mine located in Summit county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,642 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:  Colorado

County:  Summit

Elevation: 9,642 Feet (2,939 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.51194, -106.01750

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Jessie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jessie Mine
Secondary: B and B Mines Inc


Commodity

Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: Summit
District: Breckenridge Area


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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Federal Lease


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: James T. Hogan
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974


Production

Year: 1897
Material type: concentrates


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): OWNER- B&B MINES INC


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