| Deposit ID | 10104042 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233973 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackson Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Bullock, Jackson Group All-Star, Morning Star, Evening Star, North Star |
| Related records | 10310535 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.07143, 41.44019 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 11 MIN TECOMA SIDING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jackson Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041N | 070E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -114.07143, 41.44019 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Numerous Faults |
| Strike | N45W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| District name | Tecoma |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233973 |
GRANGER, A.E., ET ALL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM BULL 54.
SMITH, R.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
HILL, JAMES M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648
SMITH, R.M. (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE JACKSON MINE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1906. THE ORE OCCURS AS REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE; THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY TUNNELS, SHORT SHAFTE, DRIFTS STOPES, AND THE JACKSON SHAFT WHICH EXPLORES TO A DEPTH OF 250 FT WITH 6 LEVELS. THE ORE BODIES ARE IN JASPEROID IN THE FRACTURE ZONE-MOSTLY WEST-DIPPING. IN EARLY YEARS ORE WERE MINED FROM REPLACEMENTS IN LIMESTONE. THE MINED WAS PRODUCING IN 1951 |
| Deposit | ORE BODIES ARE REPLACEMENTS OF LIMESTONE IN JASPEROID ALONG FRACTURE ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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