Jumbo Mine

The Jumbo Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,860 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: Jumbo Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 6,860 Feet (2,091 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.90056, -114.02778

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Jumbo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jumbo Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Gold Springs


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dee Burgess


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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 100 FT. SHAFT AND 2 ADITS WITH 500 FT. OF WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOL. AND 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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