Jackson County, Oregon Mines

Jackson County has 981 mine records in the USGS MRDS database. Gold mines are the most common mine type, with 624 mines being listed with gold as a primary commodity. Chromium mines are the next most common type, with 85 mines in the database with chromium as a primary commodity.

WMH Mine Discovery Tools for Google Earth are available for Jackson county

Distribution of mines in Jackson County Oregon

The highest density of mines in Jackson County is found west of Medford and Ashland. Image is from the Mine Discovery Tools for Google Earth Pro.

Jackson County has over 320 active mining claims as of January 2020, over 200 of which are placer claims.

More information on the gold mining districts of Jackson County can be viewed at the Jackson County Oregon Gold Production article.

Distribution of mines in Jackson County Oregon

Active claims by PLSS section in Jackson County. Numbers like L5-P1 indicate 5 lode claims and 1 placer claims in that PLSS section (at the time the reference claim data was created). Image is from the WMH Mine Discovery Tools

About the MRDS Mines Database:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

All 981 mines in Jackson County, Oregon

Afterthought Mine

Al Sarena Project

Al Sarena Project

Alaska of Oregon Placer

Alders Placer Claim

Anderson Magnetite Deposit

Andes and Howard Placers

Antimony Prospect

Antimony Prospect

Antimony Prospects

Applegate Prospect

Applegate Prospect

Bailey Gold Pocket

Bailey Gold Pocket

Bailey Property

Bailey Prospect Gold Hill Area

Basey Chromite Deposit

Basey Chromite Deposit

Basey Chromite Deposit

Bell and Mankins Mine

Belland Mankins

Beryllium Claim

Beryllium Prospect

Big Buck Prospect

Big Chief Property

Big Chief Property

Big Jim Prospect

Big Jim Prospect

Birdseye Creek Mine

Birdseye Creek Mine

Bishop & Sturdevant Dredge

Bishop and Sturtevant Dredge

Black Boy Claim

Black Boy Claim

Black Warrior Claim

Blue Eagle Mine

Blue Hill Group

Blue Jay Antimony

Blue Jay Antimony

Blue Jay Prospect

Blue Star Prospect

Blue Star Prospect

Bolling & Koster

Bolling and Koster Mine

Bonanza Prospect

Bonanza Prospect

Braden Extension

Bratcher #10 Prospect

Bratcher No. 10

Bratcher Opalite Ledge

Bratcher Opalite Ledge

Brick Pile Chrome

Brick Pile Chrome

Brick Pile Mine

Brick Pile Prospect

Briner Property

Briner Property

Bristol Silica Co. Mine

Bristol Silica Co. Mine

Bristol Silica Company Plant

Brownsboro Clay

Buckskin Curry Pocket, May Belle

Bull -Of-The-Woods

Bull Frog Placer

Bull of the Woods Prospect

Bullfrog Placer

Burdic Group Ruth, Little Pittsburgh, Growler

Burnt Pine 1-2-3

Burnt Pine 1-2-3

Burris Prospect

Burris Prospect

Bush Ranch Manganese

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

Canyon Creek Mining Co.

Capitol Hill Prospect

Capitol Hill Prospect

Cartinell Prospect

Cascade View Mine

Cascade View Prospect

Chance Discovery Claim

Chance Discovery Claim

Christine-Dobbins Placer

Chrome Prospect

Chromite Occurence

Chromite Occurence

Chromite Occurrence

Chromite Occurrence

Cinnabar Mountain

Cinnabar Mountain

Cloudy Day Quartz Claim

Cloudy Day Quartz Claim

Cole - Thrasher

Columbine Claim

Columbine Claim

Coon Creek Claims

Copeland Creek Quarry

Copeland Creek Quarry

Copper Occurrence

Copper Occurrence

Copper Occurrence

Copper Occurrence

Corporal G Mine

Coster & Catton's Claim

Coster and Cattons Claim

Cracker Jack Claim

Cracker Jack Claim

Crouch Prospect

Crystal Springs Group

Dave Force Mine

Dave Force Mine

Davis Ledge Prospect

Dawn Marie Claim

Dawn Marie Claim

Dawson Mercury Prospect

Dawson Mercury Prospect

Dixie Queen Mine

Donaldson Prospect

Donaldson Prospect

Double Jack Mine

Dragon Tail Prospect

Draper Homestake

Draper Homestake

Duncan and Williams Washing Plant

Edwards & Garrison

Edwards & Garrison Claim

Enterprize Mine

Erickson Prospect

Erickson Prospect

Evans Creek Prospect

Evans Creek Prospect

Float Occurrence

Float Occurrence

Flume Gulch Prospect

Flume Gulch Prospect

Foots Creek Placers

Foots Creek Tungsten

Foots Creek Tungsten

Forest Creek Placers

Forty - Nine Diggings

Forty-Nine Diggings

Foster Creek Site

Foster Creek Site

Freeway Scheelite

Freeway Tungsten

Galls Creek Placers

Galls Creek Placers

Gammill Prospects

Gc&E Placer Claim

Gc&E Placer Claim

George A Mclean

George A Mclean Property

Glade View Claim

Glen Ditch Placer

Glory Hole Occurrence

Gold Chloride Prospect

Gold Coin Prospect

Gold Dust Placer

Gold Hill Placer

Gold Hill Placer

Gold Hill Pocket

Gold Ridge Mine

Golden Cross Mine

Golden Star Mine

Good Friday Mine

Grand Cove Prospect

Grant Powell Prospect

Grant Powell Prospect

Great I Am Mine

Greenleaf Ranch Placer

Grey Eagle Mine

Hamilton-Taylor Ranch Placer

Hamilton-Taylor Ranch Placer

Hanson Ranch Uranium

Harth and Ryan Mine

Haskins & Traverso

Henry & Betty Shaknis Prospect

Henry and Betty Shanknis Diggings

Hidden Treasure

Hilltop Mercury

Holcomb Mineral Spring

Homestake Claim

Homestake Claim

Hope Mining Claim

Hope Mining Claim

Horseshoe Claims

Horseshoe Claims

Humbug Creek Placers

Humbug Creek Placers

Iron Mountain Placer

Iron Mountain Placer

Iron Occurrence

Iron Occurrence

Irwin Molybdenum Prospect

Irwin Molybdenum Prospect

Jackson Exchequer Placer

Jackson Exchequer Placer

Jackson Hot Springs

Jackson Mining Company

Jacksonville Mining & Milling

Jacksonville Mining & Milling

Jacksonville Placer

Jacksonville Placer 5

Jeedness & Rhodes

Jeldness and Rhodes

Junction Claims

Juneburg Prospect

Juneburg Prospect

Kane Creek Placers

Kane Creek Placers

Kubli Ranch Placer

L.E.&B.C. Hibbard

Lady Slipper Prospect

Last Chance Group Placer

Last Chance Group Placer

Last Chance Mine

Last Chance Mine

Last Chance Mine

Last Chance Mine

Last Chance Property

Last Chance Property

Laurel Or Rainbow

Layton Placer Mine

Lick Creek Copper

Lick Creek Copper

Likens Prospect

Likens Prospect

Little Applegate Placers

Little Applegate Placers

Little Arctic Mine

Little Pittsburgh

Lone Eagle Prospect

Lone Star Placer

Long Branch Mine

Lost Cabin Mine

Lowry Antimony Mine

Lowry Antimony Mine

Lucky 13 Prospect

Lucky 13 Prospect

Lucky Bart Group

Lucky Strike Prospect

Lucky Strike Prospect

Maid of the Mist

Maid of the Mist Mine

Mammoth Prospect

Mammoth Prospect

Manganese Prospect

Manganese Prospect

Mankins Prospect

Mankins Prospect

Maple Gulch Property

Mattern Prospect

Mc Lemore & Hampson's

Mc Mahon's Claim

Mc Mahon's Claims

Mc Timmons Mine

Mccauley Prospect

Mccauley Prospect

Mcculley Prospect

Mcgrew Prospect

Mcgrew Prospect

Mclemore & Hampsons Claims

Mctimmons Placer

Mctimmons Prospect

Meadows Prospect

Mercury Occurrence

Midnight Prospect

Mill- Custom Concentrating

Millionaire Mine

Mocking Bird Chrome

Mocking Bird Mine

Mocks Gulch Prospect

Molybdenum Prospect

Molybdenum Prospect

Morris Property

Morris Property

Moses & Collins Claims

Moses and Collins Claims

Mountain King Mine

Mountain View Mine

Murphy Prospect

Neathamer Placer

Nellie Gray Group

Nellie Gray Group Placer

Newstrom Ranch Prospectlakecreek

Nichols Prospect

No Name Prospect

No Name Prospect

North Central Claim

North Central Claim

Offenbacher Placer

Old Faithful Mining Group

Old Great Eastern Group

Onion Springs #1

Onion Springs Chromite Group

Oregon Belle Mine

Oregon Belle Mine

Oregon Ore Reductions, Inc.

Oregon Placer Mines, Inc.

Owl Hollow Mine

Owl Hollow Prospect

Palmer Creek Placers

Palmer Creek Placers

Patrick Manganese

Patrick Manganese

Perkeypile Mine

Perkeypile Mine

Peters Manganese

Peters Prospect

Pleasant #1 & 2

Pleasant Creek Placers

Pleasant Nos. 1 and 2

Poole and Pence Prospects

Poole and Pence Prospects

Porcupine Placer

Purvis Prospect

Purvis Prospect

Quartz Mountain

Queen Anne Mine

Queen Anne Mine

Queen Mary Prospect

Queen Mary Prospect

Rainbow Nos. 1 and 2

Rattlesnake Mine

Rattlesnake Mine

Rayome Prospect

Rayome Prospect

Red Bean Claim Placer

Red Bean Claim Placer

Red Chief Prospect

Red Mountain Mines

Red Mountain Mines

Red Star Cinnabar

Red Star Prospect

Reed & Fletcherone

Rippey Ranch Placer Mine

Rogue River Gold Mining Co.

Rogue River Min

Rogue River Prospect

Roosevelt Group

Roosevelt Group Placer

Rosa Placer Mine

Ruby Quicksilver Prospect

Ruby Quicksilver Prospect

Sally Ann Chrome

Sardine Creek Placers

Sardine Creek Placers

Schmidt Prospect

Schnack Bros. 1 & 2

Schnash No 1 & 2

Scott Manganese Prospect

Scott Manganese Prospect

Seven L. Moly Prospect

Seven L. Moly Prospect

Seventy-Three Cinnabar Group

Shale City Area

Shamrock Manganese

Shorty Hope Mine

Silver Occurrence

Silver Occurrence

Siskiyou Gap Prospect

Siskiyou Gap Prospect

Smuggler Prospect

Smuggler Prospect

Squaw Creek Copper

Standing Buck # 1-2

Standing Buck #1-2

Stanley and Brown Prospect

Stanley and Brown Prospect

Steamboat Cinnabar

Stearns Moly Prospect

Stearns Moly Prospect

Sterling Gold Quartz Mining Co.

Sterling Gold Quartz Mining Co.

Sterling Mine Placer

Stibnite No1 & 2

Stromberg Silica

Stromberg Silica

Sundown Prospect

Sundown Prospect

Sunrise Prospect

Sunrise Prospect

Swacker Flat Placer

Sykes Creek Mining Co.

Sykes Creek Mining Company

Taylor Prospect

Telkamp Placers

The B-H Company

The Old Sturgis

Thompson Creek Placers

Thompson Creek Placers

Thrush Prospect

Tolman Iron Property

Tower Rock Prospect

Tower Rock Prospect

Trust Buster Golden Cross

U.S. Government Land

Unnamed Beryllium Claims

Unnamed Manganese Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Unnamed Prospect

Upper Applegate Placers

Upper Applegate Placers

Victor Prospect

Victor Prospect

Victory Nos. 1-4

Wagner Claim Placer

War Eagle Coal Area

War Eagle Coal Area

Ward Creek Manganese

Ward Creek Placer Mines

Ward Creek Placers

Ward Creek Placers

Warner Prospect

Water Gulch Claim

Water Gulch Claim

Well Nickel Prospect

Wells Nickel Prospect

West Evans Creek Copper

Westside Carberry Creek

Westside Carberry Creek

Wet Brush Prospect

Wet Brush Prospect

White Horse Mining Co.

White Horse Mining Company

White Oak Prospect

White Oak Prospect

Williams Dredge

Williams Dredge

Williams Placer

Williamson Mine

Williamson Mine

Wilson George Jennie

Wilson George Jennie

Winchester-Housten

Winchester-Housten Placer

Woodpecker Claims

Woodpecker Group

Yellow King Mine

Yellow King Mine

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