The Mount Reuben is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,652 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: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.72222, -123.59389
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Mount Reuben MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mount Reuben
Secondary: Gary Johnson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Mt. Reuben
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Hanging Wall Of Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Stained, Red -Brown Porous Gossan
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OXIDIZED ORE ASSAYED 0.1 TO 0.4 % CU
Analytical Data: 23 ASSAYS INDICATE TR TO 0.145 OZ/T AU & 0.50 OZ/T AG, PICKED SAMPLE OF MASSIVE CP & CC ASSAYED 6.9% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CUTS, 4 SHAFTS TO 40', STOPES
Comment (Geology): LENSES OF QUARTZ, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRITE OCCUR IN A SHEAR ZONE IN METAVOLCANICS. ; GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE APPEARS TO BE ANDESITIC METASEDIMENT
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013307) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Commodity): VER LITTLE QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT NOT GONE BEYOND OXIDIZED ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 23
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
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