USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Elko County
Jackpot Mine
Unconfirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko
- Mining district
- Aura District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Jackpot, Torbin Hill Nos. 1-10 - 0320071070, Eagle Rock, Esperanza, Esperanza Extension South, See Blue Jacker Mine - 0320070138, Esperanza Extension North
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
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 blewi…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 adit symbol
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Lead
- commodity:Silver
- commodity:Zinc
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped adit symbols (1)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 40865
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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