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Casey

Occurrence in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043301
MRDS ID M061956
Record type Site
Current site name Casey
Related records 10152464

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.85335, 42.21539 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talent(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(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 038S 001W 32 SW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • SW COR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.05 OZ/TON AU
Result 0.3 OZ/TON AG
Result 0.2 % PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group
    Rock description Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.85335, 42.21539
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 50E
    Thickness 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jacksonville

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 30, CUT 10X40, TRENCHES, PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, N V, 1960, CASEY PROSPECT, ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Smith, Roscoe M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-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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