The California Gulch is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Josephine 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
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California Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Year: 1934
Time Period: 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.29 Au, 3.4 Ag, 0.07 Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne Fault Mapped In Rogue Galice Gq
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MAPPED IN ROGUE NOT MIXED ROCKS, BUT DESCRIPTION INDICATES MIXED ROCKS EXTEND TO THIS NE FAULT
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M015301) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL OF VEINS IN GABBRO; NOT COMMERCIAL VALUE
Comment (Workings): CUTS, ADIT 6
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P
Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A. 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 19
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
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