The Melanterite Tunnel is a copper mine located in Curry county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.1925, -123.86944
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Melanterite Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Melanterite Tunnel
Secondary: Copper Ck Group
Secondary: Chetco Copper Company
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Curry
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NIL AG
Analytical Data: 0.1 % CU
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.02 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): 25 FOOT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 33
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1975, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UPPER CHETCO DRAINAGE AREA, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 88, P. 27
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1240-E, 1982, MAP NO. 20.
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