The Dark Canyon 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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Dark Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dark Canyon
Secondary: Red Rose
Secondary: Wild Rose
Secondary: Wildcat
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Lower Applegate
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
Not available
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
Form: POCKET (SOME)
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): NOT REPORTED, REOPENED 1959-1965
Comment (Location): CEN
Comment (Deposit): 4 PARALLEL VEINS
Comment (Workings): CUTS, EIGHT ADITS TOTAL 700 NOT REPORTED, REOPENED 1959-1965
Comment (Geology): NARROW NORTHWEST-TRENDING FISSURE VEINS IN A COMPLEX METASEDIMENTARY-METAVOLCANIC TERRAIN ; GEOL.DESC: SOME SERPENTINE
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013424) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
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. 251
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 172
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.
