Jumbo Mine

The Jumbo Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,900 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

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Site Name

Primary: Jumbo Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump District

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: R. J. Mc Connell

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Text: Gouge

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE RAN $12 - $700 AU/TON IN 1899

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): 3 Miles Se Big Buffalo

Comment (Production): 1900 About $40000, 1902 $60000, $225000 Total; Item 9 Refers To Tailings Worked

Comment (Development): 4 - Stamp Mill, 24 - Stamp Mill

References

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1904, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1903.

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

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