| Deposit ID | 10042685 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060587 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fall Creek Copper |
| Alternate or previous names | United Copper |
| Related records | 10225288 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.76866, 42.29538 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pearsoll Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Illinois(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 038S | 009W | 04 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | HIGH GRADE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.16 OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.25 OZ/TON AG |
| Result | 0.80 % ZN |
| Result | 0.31 % NI |
| Result | 23.0 % CU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -123.76866, 42.29538 |
|---|
| Strike | N10-15W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70E-70W |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 65000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060587 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330270 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
CLOSE, T., AND RAMP, L., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN, OREGON; USBM UNPUBLISHED REPORT
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.148
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MINERALIZED ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Johnson, Maureen G. | 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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