The Double Jack is a silver and gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,301 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 42.18222, -122.79083
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Double Jack MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Double Jack
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Ashland
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Barlow Brothers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $7000.
Comment (Workings): 500 FT OF WORKINGS TOTAL PRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $7000.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE METASEDIMENTS OF APPLEGATE GROUP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.274
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1963, DOUBLE JACK, ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
Oregon Gold
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