Jeep Mine

The Jeep Mine is a mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Jeep Mine
Secondary: Jeep Claim

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Wherry, A. C. And Mills, O. M.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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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

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Comments

Comment (Workings): 100 FT CROSSCUT TO MINERALIZED ZONE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO VEINS, 50 FT. APART, ONE 6 FT THICK, THE OTHER 1 FT. THICK CONSISTING OF COPPER STAINED QTZ & CALCITE

References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58

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.