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Gold Chloride

Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042988
MRDS ID M061409
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Chloride
Related records 10225472

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.11364, 42.50343 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McConville Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Rogue(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 Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035S 004W 25 NE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.11364, 42.50343
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 65N
    Length 304.8M
    Width 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1942

Mining district

District name Gold Hill

Land status

Ownership category County

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period Pre 1943
    Material ORE
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.1 Au, 0.25 Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 7g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 31g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 304.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 97 AND 198 FT ADITS. ABOUT 1000 FT OF THE VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED AT THE SURFACE BY PITS AND TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.68.

  • Deposit

    PAGE, N.G. AND OTHERS, 1977, PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WIMER QUADRANGLE, OREGON; USGS MAP MF-848

  • Production

    USBM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED ZONE TO 15 FT CONTAINS FREE GOLD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1986 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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