The Jessup Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,921 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.9333, -118.90000
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Jessup Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jessup Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Jessup 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Southwestern Gold U. S. A.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -
Owner Name: Americomm Resources Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Ownership): COULD BE EITHER THE "JESSUP PROPERTY" OR "JESSUP" AS OUTLINED IN RANDOL, 1994/95, P330 & 1996/97, P253. AREA INCLUDES THE JESSUP MINE, MAS SEQ 0320010185. EXPLORATION WILL START IN 4TH QTR OF 1996. AREA COVERS ABOUT 2200 ACRES IN 130 UNPATENTED LODE MINING CLAIMS: AMERICOMM RESOURCES OWNS 94 OF THESE CLAIMS. 9-29-97: THE THIRD ROUND OF DRILLING HAS BEGUN AND WILL TEST A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGET IN AN UNDRILLED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT DRILL PROGRAM IS ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE THE GOLD RESOURCE. SOME 2O HOLES WERE DRILLED IN 1995 BY SOUTHWESTERN GOLD U.S.A. AMERICOMM RESOURCES CORP. AND ECHO BAY MINES LTD SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT TO JV THIS PROJECT. ECHO BAY CAN EARN 51% OF PROPERTY WITH $750,000 CASH PAYMENT AND $2MILL OF EXPLORATION WORK. AFTER EARNING THE 51%, MAY ADD ANOTHER 19%, FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT OF $2MIL.
Comment (Deposit): COULD BE EITHER THE "JESSUP PROPERTY" OR "JESSUP" AS OUTLINED IN RANDOL, 1994/95, P330 & 1996/97, P253. AREA INCLUDES THE JESSUP MINE, MAS SEQ 0320010185. EXPLORATION WILL START IN 4TH QTR OF 1996. AREA COVERS ABOUT 2200 ACRES IN 130 UNPATENTED LODE MINING CLAIMS: AMERICOMM RESOURCES OWNS 94 OF THESE CLAIMS. 9-29-97: THE THIRD ROUND OF DRILLING HAS BEGUN AND WILL TEST A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGET IN AN UNDRILLED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT DRILL PROGRAM IS ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE THE GOLD RESOURCE.
Comment (Exploration): COULD BE EITHER THE "JESSUP PROPERTY" OR "JESSUP" AS OUTLINED IN RANDOL, 1994/95, P330 & 1996/97, P253. AREA INCLUDES THE JESSUP MINE, MAS SEQ 0320010185. EXPLORATION WILL START IN 4TH QTR OF 1996. AREA COVERS ABOUT 2200 ACRES IN 130 UNPATENTED LODE MINING CLAIMS: AMERICOMM RESOURCES OWNS 94 OF THESE CLAIMS. 9-29-97: THE THIRD ROUND OF DRILLING HAS BEGUN AND WILL TEST A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGET IN AN UNDRILLED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT DRILL PROGRAM IS ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE THE GOLD RESOURCE. SOME 2O HOLES WERE DRILLED IN 1995 BY SOUTHWESTERN GOLD U.S.A.
References
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #51, DEC., 18, 1996, P1.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V107 N51, 12-18-96, P.1.
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P253.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P330.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, 1996, MLA REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 9-29-97, P.C2.
Reference (Deposit): PR NEWSWIRE, INDUSTRIES NEW RELEASE, 12/10/96.
Nevada Gold
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.
