Mine detail: Jackson Mine

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Location: Eureka County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.4966, -115.98534
dep_id: 10044764
mrds_id: M232349
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead, Gold
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Replacement. Oxidation Of Sulfides Above The Water Table.
ore_ctrl: Fractured, Brecciated Zones
Reporter: Kirkham, Richard A.
hrock_unit: Eldorado Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Ruby Hill Thrust Zone
Year first produced: 1873
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1873
References:
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
  • Deposit:: U.S.B. OF M. (ELY) MILS NO 119, REF. NO 3201100101
  • Deposit:: NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT NEV. USGS PP. 406
  • Production:: NOLAN, T.B. (1962)
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