Golden Ring Mine

The Golden Ring Mine is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Golden Ring Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.70333, -123.26194

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Golden Ring Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Ring Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Greenback


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): RAMP AND PETERSON (1979) SHOW PROSPECT TO BE NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN SERPENTINE AND METAVOLCANICS.

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION LACKING ON GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P


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