Oregon · Josephine County
Producer

Gold Plate Mine

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlWorkings Cut A Flat Lying Portion Of Quartz Fissure Vein About 2 Feet Thick Including Chloritic Gouge.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Briggs Creek Amphibolite;Rogue Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10032131
MRDS IDM013303
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.55815, -123.65838
References
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45PBROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 210OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.40