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Erickson Prospect

Prospect in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Manganese, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10177146
MRDS ID M061531
MAS/MILS ID 0410290021
Record type Site
Current site name Erickson Prospect
Alternate or previous names United Copper Company, United Copper Co.
Related records 10095664

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.09925, 42.55232 (WGS84)
Elevation 457

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McConville Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(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 035 S 003 W 06 E Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.09925, 42.55232
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 75S
    Thickness 1M
    Length 213M
    Width 30M
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip E00W:75S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Mining district

District name Gold Hill District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner D. D Erickson
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 5369, 1958, P. 40.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-848, 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING DISTRICT ALSO KNOWN AS GREENBACK RESERVES AT 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY ASSUMED TO LIE AT 0- 50 F RESERVE GRADE BASED ON 1 CHIP SAMPLE & VISUAL GRADE ESTIMATE RESERVES AT 25 % PROBABILITY ASSUMED TO LIE AT 0-100 FT. DEP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1992 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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