Jackpot Mine

The Jackpot Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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

Name: Jackpot Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Douglas

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 38.71333, -119.26750

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Jackpot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jackpot Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Wilson - Pine Grove


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): SMALL UNRECORDED PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEV., NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETIN 75


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.