Oregon · Jackson County
Producer

Sylvanite Mine

Jackson County, Oregon, United States
GoldSilverLeadTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlHigh Grade Ore Shoot Developed Along Vein Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Applegate Group;Applegate Group
Associated rockDiorite · Gold Hill Stock
StructureFault Zone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107661
MRDS IDD001342
Alternate namesLast Chance
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.46315, -123.02308
References
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 243, 264LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.WOLFE, H.D., AND WHITE, D.J., 1951, OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES G.M.I. SHORT PAPER 22.PARKS, H.M., AND SWARTLEY, A.M., 1916, OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MIN. RES. OREGON, VOL. 2.5) LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA6) OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOREF. NO. 1 TOTAL PRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED AT $700,000 (BROOKS AND RAMP, 1968)