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Jessup Gold Prospect

Prospect in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Mercury, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124264
MAS/MILS ID 0320010570
Record type Site
Current site name Jessup Gold Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -118.90099, 39.93319 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jessup(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson Sink(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 N 027 E 22 NW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -118.90099, 39.93319
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • COULD BE EITHER THE "JESSUP PROPERTY" OR "JESSUP" AS OUTLINED IN RANDOL, 1994/95, P330 & 1996/97, P253. AREA INCLUDES THE JESSUP MINE, MAS SEQ 0320010185. EXPLORATION WILL START IN 4TH QTR OF 1996. AREA COVERS ABOUT 2200 ACRES IN 130 UNPATENTED LODE MINING CLAIMS: AMERICOMM RESOURCES OWNS 94 OF THESE CLAIMS. 9-29-97: THE THIRD ROUND OF DRILLING HAS BEGUN AND WILL TEST A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGET IN AN UNDRILLED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT DRILL PROGRAM IS ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE THE GOLD RESOURCE. SOME 2O HOLES WERE DRILLED IN 1995 BY SOUTHWESTERN GOLD U.S.A.

Mining district

District name Jessup District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Americomm Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Southwestern Gold U. S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    Last year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • COULD BE EITHER THE "JESSUP PROPERTY" OR "JESSUP" AS OUTLINED IN RANDOL, 1994/95, P330 & 1996/97, P253. AREA INCLUDES THE JESSUP MINE, MAS SEQ 0320010185. EXPLORATION WILL START IN 4TH QTR OF 1996. AREA COVERS ABOUT 2200 ACRES IN 130 UNPATENTED LODE MINING CLAIMS: AMERICOMM RESOURCES OWNS 94 OF THESE CLAIMS. 9-29-97: THE THIRD ROUND OF DRILLING HAS BEGUN AND WILL TEST A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGET IN AN UNDRILLED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT DRILL PROGRAM IS ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE THE GOLD RESOURCE. SOME 2O HOLES WERE DRILLED IN 1995 BY SOUTHWESTERN GOLD U.S.A. AMERICOMM RESOURCES CORP. AND ECHO BAY MINES LTD SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT TO JV THIS PROJECT. ECHO BAY CAN EARN 51% OF PROPERTY WITH $750,000 CASH PAYMENT AND $2MILL OF EXPLORATION WORK. AFTER EARNING THE 51%, MAY ADD ANOTHER 19%, FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT OF $2MIL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILLER, 1996, MLA REPORT.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P330.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P253.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V107 N51, 12-18-96, P.1.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #51, DEC., 18, 1996, P1.

  • Deposit

    PR NEWSWIRE, INDUSTRIES NEW RELEASE, 12/10/96.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 9-29-97, P.C2.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COULD BE EITHER THE "JESSUP PROPERTY" OR "JESSUP" AS OUTLINED IN RANDOL, 1994/95, P330 & 1996/97, P253. AREA INCLUDES THE JESSUP MINE, MAS SEQ 0320010185. EXPLORATION WILL START IN 4TH QTR OF 1996. AREA COVERS ABOUT 2200 ACRES IN 130 UNPATENTED LODE MINING CLAIMS: AMERICOMM RESOURCES OWNS 94 OF THESE CLAIMS. 9-29-97: THE THIRD ROUND OF DRILLING HAS BEGUN AND WILL TEST A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TARGET IN AN UNDRILLED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT DRILL PROGRAM IS ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE THE GOLD RESOURCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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