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Jackrabbit Tunnel

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Silver, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173834
MRDS ID M032080
MAS/MILS ID 0320170020
Record type Site
Current site name Jackrabbit Tunnel
Alternate or previous names Onandaga, Black Metals, Jackrabbit, Day
Related records 10037379

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.59894, 38.09416 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bristol Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003 N 066 E 29 NE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.59894, 38.09416
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 30N
    Thickness 8M
    Length 300M
    Width 208M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N25E:30N
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 961018

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1876
Year of first production 1871

Mining district

District name Bristol-Jackrabbit District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bristol Silver Mines Co., Pioche,Nev.
    ID 2601470
    Interest 51
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.
    ID 2601470
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 5000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5000mt ore
    Inferred 25000mt ore
    Total resources 30000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.28 g/mt Gold Trace 0
    Lead Pb 1.1 wt-pct Lead Trace 0
    Silver Ag 65 g/mt Silver Trace 0
    Silica SiO2 1.25 wt-pct Silica Trace 0
    Iron Fe 3.97 wt-pct Iron Trace 0
    Manganese Mn 13 wt-pct Manganese Trace 0
    Zinc Zn 0.1 wt-pct Zinc Trace 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VISITED & SAMPLED BY USBM,1976, ROUGH SKETCH MAPS MADE. RECORD PROB-GRADE MATRIX DATA FROM COMB.METALS RED.CO REPORT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-96 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/07/1978
MSHA mine ID2601470
Mine name (MSHA)Jackrabbit Pit
Current operatorNevada State Highway Department
Current controller (parent)State Of Nevada
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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