Jackson/Electric Claims

The Jackson/Electric Claims is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.

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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

Name: Jackson/Electric Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.93278, -117.55861

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Jackson/Electric Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jackson/Electric Claims
Secondary: Jackson Patented Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1383.


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain (Weepah, West Divide) District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Electric Gold Mining Co.
Years: 1983 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Weepah Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Fault Zone N30e, 60nw


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillically - Stained Fe-Mn Oxides


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 4,600 CUBIC YARDS ORE PRODUCED


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Geology): INTERSECTING FAULTS OBSERVED ON HANGING WALL.

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE FILLED WITH SULFIDE AND FREE AU BEARING QUARTZ VEIN.

Comment (Workings): ORIGINALLY WORKED UNDERGROUND, NOW OPEN PIT 500 FT X 100 FT X 100 FT. PIT TRENDS ALONG STRIKE OF FAULT


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, MAY 15, 1983

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.