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South Jackson

Past Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028252
MRDS ID M005126
Record type Site
Current site name South Jackson
Related records 10184369

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.76462, 38.34158 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position ABOUT 1/2 MILE SE OF JACKSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 011E 28,34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.76462, 38.34158
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 3 VEINS, ONE AT CONTACT OF SLATE AND AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST, OTHER 2 IN SLATE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner South Jackson Mining Co.
    Home office C/O J. Schweitzer

Comments on the production information

  • 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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 28.329HA

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT 577 FT; 3 LEVELS WITH 2100 FT. OF ADDITIONAL WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARLSON, D.W. AND CLARK, W.B., 1954 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF AMADOR COUNTY, CAL.: CJMG VOL. 50 , P. 258

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1934 , MOTHER LODE GOLD BELT OF CAL.: CDM BULL. 108 , P. 123

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , AMADOR COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 47 - 48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION BRIEF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1978 Tatkin, T.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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