| Deposit ID | 10197291 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320070408 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackpot Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Jackpot, Torbin Hill Nos. 1-10 - 0320071070, Eagle Rock, Esperanza, Esperanza Extension North, Esperanza Extension South, See Blue Jacker Mine - 0320070138 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.11783, 41.7027 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2350 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maggie Summit(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 044 N | 052 E | 22 | C N2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.11783, 41.7027 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aura District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320070408 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN. 408, 1910, P. 73.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-56, 1976, P. 23.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,
NO. 66; PLATE 3, NO. 23.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SIXTY TONS OR ORE PRODUCED WERE RUN THROUGH THE WALKER MILL (BLUE JACKET MILL) AT THE CONFLUENCE OF UNNAMED DRAINAGE AND BLUE JACKET CREEK; ALSO AT COMMON CORNERS OF SECS. 14, 15, 22, AND 23, T. 44 N., R. 52 E. THE MINE WAS WORKED BY THE BLEWITT BROTHERS IN 1906. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-OCT-91 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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