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Roy Mining Property

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042806
MRDS ID M060844
Record type Site
Current site name Roy Mining Property
Alternate or previous names Ruby
Related records 10152349

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.74001, 44.74983 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES NE OF ASHWOOD, OREGON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Axehandle Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stephenson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bend(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trout(hydrologic unit)

Deschutes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 009S 017E 30 S Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OPENINGS IN SHEAR ZONES ARE LINED WITH QUARTZ CRYSTALS, SOME ARE STAINED BLACK

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SHAFT SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.16 OZ AU AND 6.55 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Clarno Formation
    Rock description Clarno Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.74001, 44.74983
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Strong Shear Zones Striking N 65 Deg W

Ore body information

  • General form INDEFINITE
    Strike N 65 DEG W
    Dip 70 DEG N
    Thickness 0.91M
    Length 365.76M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRAY MEDIUM-GRAINED ANDESITE; FINE-GRAINED TO PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Horse Heaven Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hominex Silver Mines
  • Type Owner
    Owner Roy Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 15.24M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIBBY, F.W. AND CORCORAN, R.E., 1962, THE OREGON KING MINE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. SHORT PAPER 23, 49P.

  • Deposit

    PECK, D.L., 1964, GEOLOGIC RECONNAISANCE OF THE ANTELOPE - ASHWOOD AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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