| Deposit ID | 10042743 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060702 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Gulch |
| Related records | 10298203 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.61616, 42.67176 (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 | 008W | 26 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -123.61616, 42.67176 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Fault Mapped In Rogue Galice Gq |
| Strike | N25E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60E |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1934 |
| District name | Mt. Reuben |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.29 Au, 3.4 Ag, 0.07 Cu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060702 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330094 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P
YOUNGBERG, E.A. 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 19
USBM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TYPICAL OF VEINS IN GABBRO; NOT COMMERCIAL VALUE |
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M015301) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1981 | Smith, Roscoe M. And 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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