The Skyline is a gold and silver mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,751 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.15417, -122.74583
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Skyline MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skyline
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Ashland
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Rogue River National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1932-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.73 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 2.971 AU:AG
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 70 AND 109 FT SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS MAPPED AS QUARTZ DIORITE BY WELLS (1956)
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.275
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 61, 1968, P. 275.
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
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