Oregon · Josephine County
Past Producer

Rainbow Mine

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
GoldSilverCopperArsenic
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Description

Mr. Siskron

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Applegate Group
Associated rockSerpentinite · Sericitic Greenstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10042809
MRDS IDM060848
Alternate namesJanuary First, Siskron
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.10926, -123.48282
References
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, LEN, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 61, P. 245 AND 262WELLS, F.G. AND OTHERS, 1940, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRANTS PASS QUADRANGLE, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIESOREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 216RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45PTREASHER, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK 14-C, VOL. 11, SEC. IOME FILES