| Deposit ID | 10109489 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025153 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Capitan |
| Alternate or previous names | President, Churchill |
| Related records | 10250196 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.64948, 43.55982 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lane(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fairview Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oakridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Umpqua(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Lane |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023S | 001E | 23 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Little Butte Volcanics;Little Butte Volcanics |
| Rock description | Little Butte Volcanics;Little Butte Volcanics |
| (1) | -122.64948, 43.55982 |
|---|
| Strike | N 60-70 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80-90 S |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | A.P. Churchill |
| District name | Bohemia |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Umpqua National Area |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025153 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410390035 |
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 315
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 61
CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 67
LUTTON, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT, LANE COUNTY, OREGON; UNIV. ARIZONA PHD DISSERTATION
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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