West Jessie Mine

The West Jessie Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,039 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

Name: West Jessie Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.06472, -113.82861

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West Jessie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: West Jessie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Type: R
Description: Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge Line, East Margin Of The Basin And Range Province

Type: L
Description: Fracture And Fault Zones, Bedding Plane Shear Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE DUMP SAMPLE WAS ANALYZED BY HARRIS AND RYAN AND CONTAINED .5 OZ/TON AG, .024% CU, .002% GA, .0061% GE, .0022% MO, .52% PB, AND 1.20% ZN


Materials

Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT. ADIT IS A TOTAL OF 135 FEET IN LENGTH WITH NUMEROUS SIDE WORKINGS AND A 50 FOOT LONG SLIGHT DECLINE

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS EITHER REDWALL OR CALLVILLE LIMESTONE

Comment (Development): EARLY ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 1870'S

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN PODS REPLACING LIMESTONE ALONG FISSURES OR FAULT ZONES. ORE IS HIGHLY OXIDIZED, CONSISTING MAINLY OF LIMONITE, PLUMBOJAROSITE, AND JAROSITE. A BEDDING PLANE SHEAR ZONE IS PRESENT. COARSE CALCITE AND BRECCIA ASSOCIATED WITH GOSSAN


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRIS, A.D., AND RYAN, G.S., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STARVATION POINT WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 27-84

Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UGMS BULL. 70

Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES


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