| Deposit ID | 10033236 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015533 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zinc Mine |
| Related records | 10225900 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.79559, 43.04232 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER 13.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF TILLER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Douglas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dumont Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Diamond Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Douglas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029S | 001W | 23 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Rock unit name | Colestin-Fisher |
| Rock description | Colestin-Fisher |
| (1) | Undifferentiated tuffaceous sedimentary rocks, tuffs, and basalt |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Tiller-Drew Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Umpqua National Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Plat-Norkea |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015533 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410190098 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - C, V. 1 , P. 130 .
CALLAHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A. F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON: USGS BULL. 893, P. 130
RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 30
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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