The Jefferson Canyon Project is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,720 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
Elevation: 7,720 Feet (2,353 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.7106, -116.97360
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Jefferson Canyon Project MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jefferson Canyon Project
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Deposit): POINT OF REFERENCE IS TO A LARGE CLAIM BLOCK, SPANNING SEVERAL SECTIONS. THIS FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING HISTORICAL PROPERTIES: PRUSSIAN SHAFT, KEOKUK MINE, BUCKEYE MINE, JEFFERSON MINE, PRUSSIAN MINE (0320230327), BRIAN MINE, SIERRA NEVADA MINE (KANNOHAT), UNION SOUTH, WILLIAMS SHAFT, HILLSIDE MINE, SAILOR BOY MINE (CHARLES PROPERTY), TROY MINE, SILVER SHIELD CLAIMS, JEFF AND VIOLA (SAWMILL) CLAIMS, BLACK QUARTZ CLAIMS, ANTIMONY LODE, JEFFERSON MILLSITE, PRUSSIAN MILLSITE, AND SIERRA NEVADA MILLSITE. THIS ENTIRE AREA OF JEFFERSON CANYON HAS A DRILL DELINEATED SILVER RESOURCE, OWNED BY ROUND MTN GOLD CO. IN 1994.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 99, P. 26.
Reference (Deposit): PACKARD, G.A., 1909, JEFFERSON CANYON, NEVADA: MINING AND
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 1968, P. 192.
Reference (Deposit): 723, P. 7.
Reference (Deposit): MANHATTAN DISTRICT, NV, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 50, P. 80-83.
Reference (Deposit): KREL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEY COUNTY, NEVADA
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES & GEOLOGY FILE 247, ITEM 12.
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SIERRA-NEVADA GROUP: NEVADA BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): STOCKLEY, L.A., 1911; AND PROF. GEOL. S. HOPKINS, -
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY FILE 247 ITEM 10.
Reference (Deposit): GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES &
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., 1984, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
Reference (Deposit): AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
Reference (Deposit): BLACKBURN, W.H., 1919, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE JEFFERSON
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY FILE 247 ITEM 7.
Reference (Deposit): GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES &
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.J., 1914, UNPUBLISHED STATEMENT OF THE JEFFERSON
Reference (Deposit): REGION OF CENTRAL NEVADA; 1827-1941: M.A. THESIS, UNR.
Reference (Deposit): BERG, L.R., 1942, A HISTORY OF THE TONOPAH AREA AND ADJACENT
Reference (Deposit): OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY BULLETIN 99B.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES &
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.
