| Deposit ID | 10103899 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greenback |
| Related records | 10298711 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.30754, 42.65343 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Golden(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033S | 005W | 32 | S | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||
| Rock unit name | Galice | ||
| Rock description | Galice | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group |
| Rock description | Applegate Group |
| (1) | Ultramafic and related rocks of ophiolite sequences |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein Cut Off By Fault On West & Serpentine On East |
| Strike | WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50N |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1925-1941 |
| District name | Greenback |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wes Pieren, Grants Pass Oregon |
| First year | 1979 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 2133.6M |
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061242 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330177 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.220
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.104
HOTZ, P.E., 1971, GEOLOGY OF LODE GOLD DISTRICTS IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON; USGS BULL. 1290, P.84
USBM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PARALLEL VEINS, THE GREENBACK AND IRISH GIRL |
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBERS (M013454), (M015211), AND (W017028) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| 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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