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Hidden Treasure

Past Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032371
MRDS ID M013874
Record type Site
Current site name Hidden Treasure
Alternate or previous names Homestake, Enterprize
Related records 10128543

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.18587, 42.44038 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Relative position NW1/4 AT 1600 FEET ELEVATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rogue River(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 036S 004W 16 NW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group
    Rock description Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.18587, 42.44038
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 35NE
    Width 0.46M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IMPURE QUARTZITES, ARGILLITE, AND ALTERED VOLCANICS OF APPLEGATE GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Hill

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 FT SHAFT AND 50 FT ADIT OPEN IN 1942. 500 FT OF OLDER WORKINGS CAVED. EQUIPPED WITH 5-STAMP MILL, EARLY 1900NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 256

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P. 76

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Lee, W U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1980 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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