Mount Jackson – Gold & Silver
The Mount Jackson Project is located in southwestern Nevada approximately 460 kilometres southeast of Reno, and 25 kilometres southwest of the mining town of Goldfield. Goldfield is the seat of Esmeralda County, within a historically significant mining community on Highway 95. The project is located at the western end of the Cuprite District and consists of 48 claims (appendix 1) totalling approximately covering numerous old workings.
The Mount Jackson project lies within an underexplored sector of the Walker Lane west of Cuprite and south of the Goldfield mining district in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The project area is easily accessible from Nevada State Route 266 and is located east of Mount Jackson (the prominent landmark and western-most rhyolite dome) along the southerly extension of the Goldfield Hills. Gold and silver were discovered along Mount Jackson Ridge by Pegasus Gold in 1986-87. Subsequent drilling along a NE structure within the Cambrian-age Harkless Formation adjacent to rhyolite domes. Hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation represent the upper-level expression of a low-sulfidation epithermal gold system associated with a cluster of six rhyolite domes along Mount Jackson.
Drill ready targets are present at the Pegasus prospect, where historical drilling returned:
- PC34A: 9m @ 1.94 g/t Au from 97m incl. 6.1m @ 7.38 g/t Au from 97m.
- PC21: 3m @ 1.34 g/t Au from 61m.
- PC34: 9m @ 1.56 g/t Au from 82m.
- PC41: 7m @ 0.56 g/t Au from 116m.
The Waker Lane
The Walker Lane Tectonic Zone is an 80–160 km wide structural corridor in western Nevada, extending south-southeast from Reno toward Las Vegas. It has produced over 20 Moz of gold and hosts a diverse range of deposit styles, including epithermal gold–silver, orogenic lode gold, gold–copper skarn, and porphyry copper–gold systems. Nevada accounts for approximately 70% of total U.S. gold production, underscoring the region’s global significance.
In contrast to the nearby Carlin and Cortez Trends, the Walker Lane is characterised by generally higher-grade, non-refractory mineralisation. The Walker Lane is a very active exploration district, with ongoing exploration and development by major mining companies. Notable operators in the region include:
- Teck Resources (Le Champ Cu–Mo–Au Project)
- Centerra Gold (Goldfield District Project)
- AngloGold Ashanti (Arthur Gold Project),
- Kinross Gold (Round Mountain)
highlighting the district’s scale and continued investment appeal.
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