The Turner-Albright Deposit is a gold, cobalt, zinc, and copper mine located in Josephine 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: Gold, Cobalt, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 42.0042, -123.75670
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Turner-Albright Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Turner-Albright Deposit
Secondary: Mammonth Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Sulfur
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Rayrock Mines Inc
Percent: 25.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Savana Resources
Percent: 75.00
Home Office: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Info Year: 1987
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1C1 REPRESENTS TOTAL ROM FOR DEV 1 AND INCLUDES MINE DILUTION OF 30% FOR UNDER GROUND MINE AND 10% FOR SURFACE MINE. M1C2 REPRESENTS SURFACE MINE ROM AND INCLUDES 10% DILUTION. M1C3 REPRESENTS UNDERGROUND ROM AND INCLUDES 30% DILUTION. M1C1 REPRESENTS TOTAL UNDERGROUND ROM AND INCLUDES 30% DILUTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): CUNNINGHAM, C.T. GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF A MASSIVE
Reference (Deposit): 1977.
Reference (Deposit): PH.D. DISSERTATION, OREGON STATE UNIV., CORVALLIS, OR.,
Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAIN AREA, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Reference (Deposit): VAIL, S.G. GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE OREGON
Reference (Deposit): INC., 1983.
Reference (Deposit): (0214). UNPUBLISHED CORPORATE REPORT, NORANDA EXPLORATION,
Reference (Deposit): KUHNS, R.J. FINAL REPORT, TURNER-ALBRIGHT PROJECT
Reference (Deposit): CORVALLIS, OR., 1979.
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON. MS THESIS, OREGON STATE UNIV.,
Reference (Deposit): SULPHIDE DEPOSIT AND ASSOCIATED VOLCANIC ROCKS, BLUE CREEK
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