The J.C.L. Mine is a 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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J.C.L. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: J.C.L. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Mt. Reuben
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
Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): W 1/2
Comment (Workings): SIX ADITS TOTAL 3000 FEET
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ LENSES WITH FREE GOLD OCCUR IN A SHEAR ZONE. ; GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE IS PLAGIOCLASE - QUARTZ - BIOTITE SCHIST.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013305) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Commodity): SULFIDE CONTENT APPEARENTLY VERY LOW
Comment (Deposit): EIGHT PATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100,
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.210
Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P.13
Reference (Production): USBM
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