Oregon · Josephine County
Occurrence

Tibbett Springs Mine

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
GoldCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlResilicified Quartz Vein With Gossan Formed In Shear Zone In Porphyry.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Silver
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Rogue Volcanics
AlterationLimonite Gossan
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10033213
MRDS IDM015267
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.72176, -123.59116
References
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45PYOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P.24OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.62