The Jackson Mine is a gold, copper, zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.28056, -113.66944
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Jackson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jackson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Beaverhead Range
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Noel Jackson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NARROW VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Quartzite Bedding Trends N40w, 84sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SUPPOSED LOCATION, SW OF RIDGE LAKE
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: HIGH ALTITUDE
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN FOLLOWS FOOTWALL OF DIKE. GOOD GRADE ORE WAS FOUND IN PART OF ADIT NOW FLOODED.
Comment (Workings): 150-FT. ADIT, 100 FT OF WHICH IS INACCESSIBLE (1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 36
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
