The Ida Mine is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Ida Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ida Mine
Secondary: See Granite Hill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Grants Pass
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
Owner Name: Preuss
Years: 1975 -
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1890-1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.15 Au, 0.04 Ag
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: QUARTZ STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013415) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Commodity): INTERESTING ASSORTMENT
Comment (Location): SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): 8 VEINS
Comment (Geology): ARSENIC, ANTIMONY, AND MERCURY MINERALS ARE LATE
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 2000 FEET OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 227
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 79
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.
