| Deposit ID | 10225288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060587 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410330270 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fall Creek Copper |
| Alternate or previous names | United Copper-Gold Mines Company, Fall Creek, Falls Creek Prospect, United |
| Related records | 10042685 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.76866, 42.29542 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 425 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pearsoll Peak(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
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038 S | 009 W | 04 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -123.76866, 42.29542 |
|---|
| Strike | N12W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| District name | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Cornett |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 907mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 907mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 907mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330270 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060587 | MAS references MRDS |
PARKS, H.M., 1916, MINERAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, OREGON
BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL2 NO 4, P226.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1942,
VOL. 2, P. 148.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,
PLATE 2, NO. 279.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-AUG-92 | Hull, D.A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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