The South Jackson is a gold mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 1,401 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.34167, -120.76361
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South Jackson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Jackson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: South Jackson Mining Co.
Home Office: C/O J. Schweitzer
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): CONSIDERABLE WORK DONE 1912-1915 BUT THE AMOUNT OF ORE FOUND DID NOT JUSTIFY ERECTION OF A PLANT. AFTER CRUSHING LESS THAN 200 TONS OF ORE AT A CUSTOM PLANT IN 1915, THE PROPERTY WAS CLOSED AND HAS SINCE BEEN IDLE HOLDINGS OF 70 ACRES LOCATED ON THE MEEK RANCH, AN AGRICULTURAL PATENT, 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF JACKSON
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF.
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT 577 FT; 3 LEVELS WITH 2100 FT. OF ADDITIONAL WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 VEINS, ONE AT CONTACT OF SLATE AND AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, OTHER 2 IN SLATE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 258
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 123
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 47 - 48
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