The Jumper is a gold and silver mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,640 feet.
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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: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.91, -120.41330
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Jumper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jumper
Secondary: Part of the Jamestown/Harvard Area.
Secondary: Jumper Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Jamestown Area
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: Minerals Only
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pathfinder Gold Corp.
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1986
Owner Name: Sonora Gold Mining Corp.
Percent: 70.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1986
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1891
Discovery Year: 1848
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
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 (Location): CLAIM INCLUDES E1/2, SE1/4 SEC 27 & NW1/4, NW 1/4 SEC 35. CLAIM MAY BE INCLUDED IN EITHER THE JAMESTOWN OR HARVARD MINE DEVELOPMENT PLNAS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES & GEOLOGY, VOL 45, NO1, JAN.
Reference (Deposit): 1949, P 69, PL 8.
Reference (Deposit): CLAIM INCLUDES E1/2, SE1/4, SEC 27 & NW1/4, NW1/4 SEC 35.
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