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Opp

Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tellurium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109328
MRDS ID M013883
Record type Site
Current site name Opp
Alternate or previous names Demmer, Winkler, Gold Canyon, U. S. Government Land
Related records 10298708

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.99808, 42.31177 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position INCLUDES 360 ACRES PATENTED LAND IN NW1/4, ABOUT 1850 TO 2850 FEET ELEVATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Medford West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Rogue(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037S 003W 36 NW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Petzite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Jacksonville Stock
    Rock description Jacksonville Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group
    Rock description Applegate Group;Applegate Group;Applegate Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.99808, 42.31177
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 50SW
    Thickness 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN SOME PLACES THE VEINS ARE QUARTZ-ARGILLITE BRECCIAS CEMENTED BY QUARTZ, CALCITE, AND MINOR PYRITE ; GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE SILICEOUS ARGILLITE WITH SOME CHLORITE AND PYRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jacksonville

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1900-1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ 0.18 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 6g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Period 1925-1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.10 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2133.6M
    Overall depth 141.73M

Comments on the workings information

  • 18 ADITS TOTALLING 7000 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 260

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P. 133

  • Production

    USBM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 MAJOR VEINS
Deposit RECORD NUMBER (M013884) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Lee, W U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1980 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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