| Deposit ID | 10042741 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060698 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hercules Mining Co., Wheeler Tunnel |
| Related records | 10152989 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.58116, 42.67288 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Reuben(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rogue(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 | 033S | 007W | 30 | NW OF SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS DID NOT EXCEED 0.015 OZ AU/TON - SEE GEN |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Rogue Volcanics;Rogue Volcanics |
| Rock description | Rogue Volcanics;Rogue Volcanics |
| (1) | -123.58116, 42.67288 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Adjacent To Major North Trending Fault With Serpentine On East Side, Mine On West Side |
| Strike | NORTHERLY |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEP E & W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1890 |
| District name | Mt. Reuben |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060698 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330441 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 209
YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 29
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 33
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED AND EIGHT UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | AN ASSAY IN 1926 (PROBABLY CROOKED) SAID $1.80 AU, 1.5 OZ. AG, & 6.0% CU; NO WIDTH OF QUARTZ GIVEN, PROBABLY A SMALL LENS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Smith, Roscoe M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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