Jackpot Prospect

The Jackpot Prospect is a mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,701 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: Jackpot Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.7556, -108.74720

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Jackpot Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jackpot Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Anderson


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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Sherman Harper
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1972


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Fluorite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUR MINES PUB 8307 P 34

Reference (Deposit): NM BUR MINES MIN RES BULL 83 P 163

Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013


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