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August 10, 2011
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Fred W. Brackebusch Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer New Jersey Mining Company 89 Appleberg Road Kellogg, Idaho 83837
Re: New Jersey Mining Company
 PRE 14A
Filed July 15, 2011 File No. 000-28837

Dear Mr. Brackebusch:
 We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments.  In some of our
comments, we may ask you to provide us with  information so we may better understand your
disclosure.
 Please respond to this letter within ten business days by amending your filing, by
providing the requested information, or by advi sing us when you will provide the requested
response.  If you do not believe our comments apply to your fact s and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
 After reviewing any amendment to your filing and the information you provide in
response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
 1. Please tell us how you have addressed each of the outstanding comments in our letter to
you dated June 24, 2010 on your preliminary proxy statement filed on June 3, 2010.  We note, in this regard, your letter dated July 8, 2010.

2. Please note that the outstanding comments on your Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2010 should be resolved before we  will be in a position to clear comments
on your preliminary information statement.  We urge all persons who are responsible for th e accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure
in the filing to be certain that the filing include s the information the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and all applicable Exchange Act rules requir e.  Since the company and its management are
in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

Fred W. Brackebusch New Jersey Mining Company August 10, 2011 Page 2

  In responding to our comments, please provi de a written statement from the company
acknowledging that:
 the company is responsible for the adequacy an d accuracy of the disclo sure in the filing;

 staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose
the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and

 the company may not assert staff comments as  a defense in any proceeding initiated by
the Commission or any person under the federa l securities laws of  the United States.

Please contact Aslynn Hogue, staff attorney, at (202) 551-3841, or me at (202) 551-3528
with any questions.

Sincerely,
  /s/ Amanda Ravitz
Amanda Ravitz  Assistant Director
 cc (Via E-mail): Greg Lipsker, Legal Counsel for New Jersey Mining Company