The Ramsey Lake is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,959 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: 1,959 Feet (597 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.52528, -122.98778
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Ramsey Lake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ramsey Lake
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill (?)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF ALTERED MICA SCHIST YIELDED 120 PPB AU, 38 PPB AG, 1.33 PPM AS, 290 PPM CU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. LOCATION WITHIN MAY CREEK SCHIST MAY SUGGEST LOW-SULFIDE GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Workings): TYPE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN
Comment (Geology): ALTERED AREA EXTENDS INTO TERTIARY ROCKS SUGGESTING A TERTIARY AGE OF ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION
References
Reference (Analytical Data): WILEY AND HLADKY, 1991
Reference (Deposit): WILEY, T.J., AND HLADKY, F.R., 1991, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE BOSWELL MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES GEOLOGICAL MAP SERIES GMS-70, SCALE 1:24,000
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