| Deposit ID | 10040961 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055859 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Banfield |
| Alternate or previous names | South Umpqua Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10225482 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.93254, 42.8351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 671 |
| Relative position | 6 MI. S. OF DREW |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Douglas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richter Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crater Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(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 | 031S | 002W | 34 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -122.93254, 42.8351 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR STRINGERS AND LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | E |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1928, 1956 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Umpqua National Area |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | South Umpqua Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055859 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410190037 |
RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 26
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940: ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1-COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, P. 128
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
5) OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, BULL
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-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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