Jackson Mine

The Jackson Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,320 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

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.

Site Name

Primary: Jackson Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1873
Discovery Year: 1873
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Ruby Hill Thrust Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVE GRADE 1877-1880 .92 OZ/T AU, 29.4 OZ/T AG, 16.6 % PB

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Plumbojarosite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 34,013 TONS OF ORE WAS MINED FROM 1873 TO 1916. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE RUBY HILL AREA, THE RICHEST OF THE FIVE MINERALIZED BLOCKS IN THE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 100 M

Comment (Production): AVERAGE GRADE, 1877-1880 WAS 0.92 OZ/T AU; 29.4 OZ/T AG; 6.6% PB

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN ZONES OF BRECCIATED DOLOMITE IN THE UPPER PLATE OF THE RUBY HILL THRUST ZONE.

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN ZONES OF BRECCIATED DOLOMITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 119, REF. NO 3201100101

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT NEV. USGS PP. 406

Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B. (1962)

Nevada Gold

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.