| Deposit ID | 10042804 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060841 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Queen of Bronze Mine |
| Related records | 10177246 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.59976, 42.04954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 671 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE E. OF TAKILMA, OREGON OR 8 MILES SSE OF CAVE JUNCTION, OREGON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Takilma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Illinois(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040S | 008W | 36 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Result | MANY SAMPLES ASSAY APPROXIMATELY 5% CU AND 0.10 OZ AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group |
| Rock description | Applegate Group |
| (1) | -123.59976, 42.04954 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR LENSES |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to bottom | 68.58M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| Discoverer | P. Androit |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| District name | Takilma District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Waite Minerals, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 2133.6M |
| Overall depth | 68.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060841 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330665 |
SHENON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TAKILMA - WALDO DISTRICT, OREGON INCLUDING THE BLUE CREEK DISTRICT: USGS BULL. 846-B P. 163-167
HUNDHAUSEN, R.J., 1956, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE TAKILMA - WALDO COPPER DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RPT. INV. 5187
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, P.33.
1930 GEOLMAP SHENON, P.J. BULL. 846-B
1950 DIREXPL U.S.B.M. RPT. - INV. 5187
USBM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT DISCONNECTED LENSES WERE ALL ONE BODY DISRUPTED BY POST-MINERALIZATION FAULTING. RECORD N M013276) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Deposit | CYPRUS TYPE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | 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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