Description
J.C. Mattison, J.F. Wickham & R.C. Kinney
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver, Lead
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Zinc, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlContact Zone Between Dacite Porphyry And Slate.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDacite · Rogue Formation;Rogue Formation
Associated rockDacite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1911-1916
First production1905
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10042749
MRDS IDM060726
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.6101, -123.58533
References
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 PBROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 206LIBBEY, F.W., 1967, THE ALMEDA MINE, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI SHORT PAPER 24, 53 P.SHENON, P.J., 1933, COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SQUAW CREEK AND SILVER PEAK DISTRICTS AND AT THE ALMEDA MINE; USGS CIRC. 2, 35 P.