The Sterling Gold Quartz Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.22861, -122.94306
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Sterling Gold Quartz Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sterling Gold Quartz Mining Co.
Secondary: Kate-El
Secondary: Producer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: STRINGERS, SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): N LINE
Comment (Workings): ABOUT 700 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS ON THREE LEVELS. SOME STOPES
References
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, 1914
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1943, V. 2, P. 189-190.
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