The Sulfide Occurrence is a copper, gold, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Curry 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 42.50139, -124.29056
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Sulfide Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sulfide Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
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
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ODGMI ASSAY RAN 0.04 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: ZN
Analytical Data: TRACE AG
Analytical Data: 0.90 % PB
Analytical Data: 4.20 % CU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON ELK RIVER FROM MOUTH OF BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK UPSTREAM TO MOUTH OF PANTHER CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS AT MOUTH OF PLATINUM CREEK; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = PORT ORFORD (1954) 1:24000
Comment (Deposit): STREAM AND BENCH PLACERS. PT MENTIONED ONLY AT BIG SUNSHINE
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC MINING
Comment (Geology): SLATE IS BEDROCK
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M061005.
Comment (Commodity): GOLD IS MEDIUM TO COARSE. UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
Comment (Geology): SMALL BLEBS AND VEINLETS OF FINE-GRAINED SULFIDES IN VUGGY QUARTZ
Comment (Production): SMALL ANNUAL PRODUCTION. SMALL BYPRODUCT PGE PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 35
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