| Deposit ID | 10033328 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015645 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Continental Mine |
| Related records | 10176748 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.09698, 43.04038 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES BY ROAD FROM MYRTLE CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Douglas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roseburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Umpqua(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 | Douglas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029S | 003W | 20 | NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Petzite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Sylvanite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||
| |||
| (1) | -123.09698, 43.04038 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES AND DISCONTINUOUS STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
| Dip | 60 - 75 N |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| District name | Myrtle Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015645 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410190026 |
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - C, V. 1 , P. 122 .
BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61 , P. 268 - 270
RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 34
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTINENTAL AND CHIEFTAIN MINES ARE ON THE SAME VEIN WHICH IS ABOUT 3000 FT LONG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1978 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | 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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