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Bolivar

Past Producer in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043058
MRDS ID M061538
Record type Site
Current site name Bolivar
Alternate or previous names Thompson

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.85645, 42.79592 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coos(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Bolivar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(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

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Coos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032S 010W 10 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.85645, 42.79592
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR BUNCHES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Areas Of Multiple Small Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BASALT APPEARS TO BE OF SUB MARINE ORIGIN MAPPED AS DOTHAN OR ROGUE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years SINCE 1900'S

Mining district

District name Powers

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Siskiyou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carr, Raymond
    First year 1969

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period 1900-1957
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5 Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO PRODUCE

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "THE BOLIVAR MINE APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY OCCURRENCE (IN COOS COUNTY) WHICH HAS POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING IMPORTANT TONNAGE RESERVES. AT PRESENT, HOWEVER, ONLY VERY SMALL RESERVES ARE KNOWN."

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 286.51M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS 700, 200, 40, TWO SHAFTS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO PRODUCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALDWIN, E.M. AND OTHERS, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 80, P.53

  • Deposit

    UTTERBACK, W.C., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EDEN VALLEY - SADDLE PEAKS AND VICINITY, OREGON; OSU MS THESIS, 50PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BALDWIN, ETAL, 1973, P.53

Reporter information

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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