The Turner-Albright is a copper and gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 42.01111, -123.76167
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Turner-Albright MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Turner-Albright
Secondary: Turner
Secondary: Granore
Secondary: Mammoth
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Waldo
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
Owner Name: Baretta Mining Inc.
Years: 1981 -
Owner Name: Rayrock Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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
Model Name: Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Erythrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SUSPECT -OTHERS
Comment (Workings): OVER 3000 FEET OF WORKINGS IN 14 ADITS.
Comment (Geology): BANDS OF MASSIVE SULFIDES OCCUR WITHIN A GREENSTONE. CHERT SEQUENCE.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013215) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILLING PROGRAM (1980-1981)
Comment (Deposit): GOSSANS SURFACE OUTCROP 900X80 FT, 300 BY 20 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 246.---AND---OREGON METALS HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C,VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 177.
Reference (Deposit): VAIL, S.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE OREGON MOUNTIAN AREA, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA; PH.D. DISSERTATION, OREGON STATE UNIV., CORVALLIS,OR.
Reference (Deposit): KUHNS, R.J., 1983, FINAL REPORT, TURNER-ALBRIGHT PROJECT (0214). UNPUBLISHED CORPORATE REPORT, NORANDA EXPLORATION,INC.
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, C.S., 1980, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS AND ASSOCIATED VOLCANIC ROCKS, BLUE CREEK DISTRICT, OREGON; OREGON STATE UNIV. MS THESIS
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