Jerome Mine

The Jerome Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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

Name: Jerome Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.16972, -112.71889

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Jerome Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jerome Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. C. Mining Co.
Years: 1942 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degrees


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO ADIT NEAR TOP OF WEST SIDE OF SECTION 31. THERE IS A SECOND ADIT DIRECTLY NORTH WEST OF FIRST ONE, IN SECTION 36

Comment (Development): JEROME MINE ASSUMED TO CONSIST OF 3 PATENTED CLAIMS: JEROME, JEROME NO. 3, JEROME EXTENSION

Comment (Deposit): DIORITE DIKES MAY NOT BE PRESENT AT JEROME VEIN

Comment (Workings): APPARENTLY PROSPECTED BY SHALLOWLY DIPPING ADITS WHICH PENETRATE RICH HILL.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY-DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES.


References

Reference (Deposit): BARTH, C.G. (1932) UNPUBL. GEOL. MAP, AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA


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