The Ajax is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.66056, -123.59083
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Ajax MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ajax
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Mt. Reuben
Land Status
Not available
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: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mapped At 500 Ft West Of Major North Trending Shear
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF VEINLETS TR TO 0.02 OZ/T AU TR AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013673) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS IN A SMALL QUARTZ VEIN WITH SOME SULFIDES AND RARE CALCITE. ; GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE = ANDESITIC TUFF
Comment (Location): N 1/2
Comment (Workings): ADIT, SHAFT, WKGS. 3000
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45 P
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 207
Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 11
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