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Sylvanite Mine

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10274269
MRDS ID DO01342
MAS/MILS ID 0410290008
Record type Site
Current site name Sylvanite Mine
Alternate or previous names Sylvanite, Last Chance

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.02304, 42.46312 (WGS84)
Elevation 450
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(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 036 S 003 W 02 S Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.02304, 42.46312
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1943, V. 2,

  • Deposit

    P. 110-112.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. SHORT PAPER 22, 1951,

  • Deposit

    P. 15-16.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES MAP MR-25, 1962.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968,

  • Deposit

    P. 243, 264.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-92 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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