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Beaver Spring

Occurrence in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042918
MRDS ID M061224
Record type Site
Current site name Beaver Spring
Related records 10249865

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.3481, 42.88343 (WGS84)
Elevation 853

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
031S 005W 7 SW OF SW OF SW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • COR 7-18, 12-13

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED AS HIGH AS 12% CU
Result 1 OZ AU
Result 12 OZ AG PER TON

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.3481, 42.88343
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IS AN EXTENSION OF THE SILVER PEAK ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Riddle

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS 1000', 370', SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P.26

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P.100

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED IN 1920'S; DISCOVERED BY TRACING SILVER PEAK VEIN NORTH EAST; WORKINGS PROBABLY CAVED.

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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