| Deposit ID | 10042920 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Peak |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.37199, 42.84899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1006 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Douglas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quines Creek(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Douglas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 031S | 006W | 26 | NW OF NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Dothan Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Dothan Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Rogue Volcanics |
| Rock description | Rogue Volcanics |
| (1) | -123.37199, 42.84899 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Width | 30.48M |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Dip | SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | INTERMITTENT 1926-1937 |
| District name | Riddle |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chevron Oil Co. |
| First year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Formosa Exploration, Inc |
| Year | 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1926-1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^6 Cu, 5 Zn, 3.5 Ag, 0.07 Au | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 2640M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061226 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410190002 |
RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 29
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P. 110
USBM YEARBOOK
| 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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