Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSINGLE ORE SHOOT
Ore controlOre Shoot At Junction Of Tension Fissure With Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Rogue Volcanics
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042742
MRDS IDM060700
Alternate namesOregonian, Silver Dollar, Silver State, U.S., Bimetallic
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.67926, -123.60644
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.209YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P.17