The Horseshoe Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,919 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: 1,919 Feet (585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.67889, -123.30389
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Horseshoe Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horseshoe Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Greenback
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1933-1948
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.05 Au, 0.44 Ag
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: R
Description: Thrust Fault Between Applegate Group And Underlying Galice Formation
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS INTERSECT TO FORM ORE SHOOT
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 300 FEET OF WORKINGS IN SEVERAL ADITS AND INCLINED SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION SIMILAR TO THAT AT THE GREENBACK MINE
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013440) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE
Comment (Commodity): FREE MILLING & "BASE"
Comment (Location): NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 108
Reference (Production): USBM
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
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