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Carlton Group

Occurrence in Josephine county in Oregon, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042765
MRDS ID M060774
Record type Site
Current site name Carlton Group
Related records 10152865

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.63533, 42.53621 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Josephine(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Peavine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rogue(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Josephine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035S 008W 10 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Galice;Rogue Volcanics
    Rock description Galice;Rogue Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) Amphibolite of Briggs Creek
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Sheared

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Of Greenstone & Slates

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAY BE A CONTINUATION OF THE ALMEDA MINE ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galice

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Siskiyou National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS TOTAL 250

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 34

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAPPED LOCATION #87 SHOWS ONLY GALICE SHALES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1981 Smith, Roscoe M. And 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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