| Deposit ID | 10109672 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Granite Hill Mine |
| Related records | 10298334 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.26476, 42.49454 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 035S | 005W | 26 | SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -123.26476, 42.49454 |
|---|
| Strike | WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70S |
| Plunge direction | WEST OF SOUTH |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 14M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1902-1907 |
| District name | Grants Pass |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1904-1907 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.25 Oz/Ton Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1907 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1904-1907 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.25 Au (In 1907) | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Overall depth | 131.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061017 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330126 |
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.223
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.75
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE ORE SHOOTS. MINE FLOODED IN 1908. |
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBER (M013414) 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 | 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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