The Grubstake is a gold, silver, and molybdenum mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 42.01528, -122.94806
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Grubstake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grubstake
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Rogue River National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ASSAY VALUES REPORTED OF ABOUT 1 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADITS TOTAL 300 FT
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS LOCATED NEAR THE BASE OF A THRUST FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES APPLEGATE GROUP ROCKS AND UNDERLYING GREENSCHISTS. ; GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE PRE-TRIASSIC SCHIST WITH FOLIATIONS STRIKING ABOUT N. 70 DEG. AND DIPPING 30 DEG. TO 40 DEG. NW.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P. 163
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGM: BULL. 61, P. 255
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