| Deposit ID | 10043029 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061498 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth |
| Alternate or previous names | Rogue River |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.87395, 42.73564 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NW 1/4 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kelsey Peak(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
Wild Rogue Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 33S | 10W | 03 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | OWNER REPORTED 43 SAMPLES AVERAGE ASSAY VALUE $55.30/TON. ODGMI SELECTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 2.94 OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.70 OZ/TON AG . ODGMI SELECTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 2.94 OZ/TON AU |
| Result | 0.70 OZ/TON AG |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||
| |||
| (1) | -123.87395, 42.73564 |
|---|
| Strike | N20E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85W |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mule Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Pre 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE, | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^2.6? Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061498 |
RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 40
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 190
DOLE, H.M., 1946, MAMMOTH MINE; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P. 75
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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