| Deposit ID | 10153019 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060848 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410330410 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Siskron, January First |
| Related records | 10042809 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.48285, 42.10922 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 731 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Oregon Caves(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Illinois(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040 S | 007 W | 01 | S2S2 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -123.48285, 42.10922 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Siskron Mining And Construction Inc |
| ID | 3503080 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330410 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060848 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 3503080 |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1942,
VOL. 2, P. 216.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MAP QM-3, 1940.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968,
P. 245, 262.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,
PLATE 2, NO. 405.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-AUG-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/13/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3503080 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rainbow Mine |
| Current operator | Siskron Mining & Construction Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Polk John |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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