The Argo is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 725 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: 725 Feet (221 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.62167, -123.59944
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Argo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argo
Secondary: Arago
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1933
Time Period: 1933
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.2 Au, 0.2 Ag
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: IRREGULAR STRINGERS & KIDNEYS
Structure
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS TOTAL 300
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE IS SCHISTOSE & APPEARS TO BE A DACITE WHICH IS PROBABLY TUFFACEOUS
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M015313) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.25
Reference (Production): USBM
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
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