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Jackpot

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098622
MRDS ID M232801
Record type Site
Current site name Jackpot

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.14482, 41.70157 (WGS84)
Relative position EAST OF BLUE JACKET MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bull Run Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bull Run Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 052E 22 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Aura Formation
    Rock description Aura Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.14482, 41.70157
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip 35SW
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS MAINLY FE-STAINED, DECOMPOSED SILICIFIED LIMESTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Discoverer The Blewitt Bros.

Mining district

District name Aura

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • BLEWITT BROS. D/D 800 FT. OF DEVELOPMENT WORK. AMALGAMATION EXTRACTION WAS TOO LOW ON 60 TONS ORE; ORE SAID TO BE RICH ENOUGH FOR CYANIDE RECOVERY METHODS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M., (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO. NEV., USGS BULL. 408.

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M., (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT VEIN: FISSURES, SHEAR ZONES.
Deposit DISCOVERED IN 1906 BY THE BLEWITT BROS. THEY DID 800 FEET OF DEVELOPEMENT WORK. AMALGAMATION EXTRACTION WAS TOO 20W ON 60 TONS OF ORE. SAID TO BE RICH ENOUGH FOR CYANIDE RECORY METHODS THE LODE IS DEVELOPED BY 4 TUNNELS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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