Jackson Mine

The Jackson Mine is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: Jackson Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.2178, -113.71860

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Jackson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jackson Mine
Secondary: Erickson
Secondary: Geerston Claims


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eldorado 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: Underground
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): On steep slope NW of mouth of Geertson Creek Canyon, several hundred ft. above creek

Comment (Workings): 1 adit, striking N30W, then turning to N20E

Comment (Deposit): Foliation strikes N30W


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P

Reference (Deposit): 1957 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 11

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.


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