Jennie Mine

The Jennie Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,880 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

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Site Name

Primary: Jennie Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Gold Springs

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: S. Arentz

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS LOT #4; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT 300 FEET DEEP & LEVELS AT 60 FEET, 100 FEET, 200 FEET AND 300 FEET.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY 1979

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, GOLD SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, IRON CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 3 NO. 1 P. 23-57, SPRING 1976

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