| Deposit ID | 10201299 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061796 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410330710 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brown Town Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Browntown |
| Related records | 10095673 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.26644, 42.05123 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 951 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grayback Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Applegate(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040 S | 005 W | 35 | NWNW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| PGE Critical | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Sedimentary rocks, partly metamorphosed |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330710 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061796 | MAS references MRDS |
DAY. D. R., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE
BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: MINERAL RESOURCES OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1214-1215.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-AUG-92 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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