The Shorty Hope is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
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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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.20361, -122.77056
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Shorty Hope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shorty Hope
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Ashland
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1933
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.17 Oz/Ton Au
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: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 2.672 AU:AG
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS ABOUT $30,000
Comment (Deposit): OLD WORKING EXPLORE VEIN ALONG STRIKE FOR 1000 FT.
Comment (Workings): ADITS AND SHAFT TOTAL ABOUT 3500 FT OF WORKINGSTOTAL PRODUCTION WAS ABOUT $30,000
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE APPLEGATE GRP RECRYSTALLIZED METAVOLCANIS & SEDIMENTS, COMPLEXLY INTRUDED BY DIKES AND MASSES OF THE ASHLAND DIORITE BATHOLITH.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.275
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.39
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Oregon" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Oregon. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Oregon.
