Jimmie

20 Acre Lode Mining Claim For Sale

Location: Arizona, USA

Commodities: Gold

Available Terms: For Sale

Price: $17,500

SOLD

Summary

The Jimmie Mine is so named for the region where it is located within a wide wash known as Jimmie Wash. The wash originates northwest of the Vulture mine and continues in a southeasterly direction. The Jimmie Mine is located in this wash and 1.25 miles south of the Vulture Mine. There is very little history of the Jimmie Mine, in recent years it has been known as the Whispering Ranch Mine. This moniker shows the lack of knowledge or respect for the mining history and heritage of the area as the mine existed long before any ranches in the area. The mine workings (underground) have not been formally examined by Gold Rush surveyors. There is information that was made available in 2010 when the current gating system was installed over the workings. Waste dumps are largely separated into two piles. The first pile is roughly 85’ by 95’ and at least 15’ deep for a minimum volume of 114,750 cubic feet. The other pile measures 70’ by 70’ and also at least 15’ deep, volume of 68,250 cubic feet. Grab samples were taken from the dumps by surveyors and assay values are noted below. The shaft descends vertically 180’ to a working level with a man-way door. These doors are put in place to safeguard miners from falling rock and usually exist every 24-36’ in vertical manways. There are reported to be two drift levels of an unknown length. It was reported that there is likely substantial workings below the manway door as the volume of waste dump is nearly 4x more than what has been examined. A general estimation on the drift workings at 50’ each would lead to a calculation of total workings of 300’. Calculating 4x this total, it can be assessed that there is more than 1200’ of workings as the calculations cannot account for ore that was removed or the removal of any of the existing waste dump. Further, there are no tailings, indicating that no milling took place at the mine. It is logical that milling occurred at the Vulture Mine as it is 1.25 miles away. The presence of winch and machine foundations tell that there was both substantial work and substantial cost in developing this property. This type of expenditure is usually indicative of a mine with a good value and production.

Property Sold