Lilly Mine

The Lilly Mine is a copper mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.

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

Name: Lilly Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 42.04806, -123.61139

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Lilly Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lilly Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Waldo


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


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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cubanite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC. WORKINGS COVER SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS M013262, M013261, M060672, M060674, M060676, M013238

Comment (Location): PLACERS COVER A LARGE AREA WITHIN TOWNSHIP

Comment (Production): ABOUT 300 TONS MINED.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A TUNNEL SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG WITH SEVERAL CROSSCUTS AND OPEN PITS.

Comment (Deposit): AREA WAS EXTENSIVELY WORKED IN 1850'S. SEPARATE RECORDS FOR ESTERLY, HIGH GRAVEL, DEEP GRAVEL, LOGAN'S SAILOR GULCH, AND FRY GULCH PLACERS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR ESTERLY, DEEP GRAVEL, HIGH GRAVEL, AND LOGAN'S SAILORS GULCH. TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR AREA IS PROBABLY CONSIDERABLY GREATER. SOME PLACERS IN AREA HAVE HAD BYPRODUCT PGE PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): SEASONAL OPERATION 1870-1940

Comment (Geology): COLLUVIUM AND GULCH GRAVELS DERIVED FROM OLDER TERRACE GRAVELS


References

Reference (Deposit): ODGM1 BULL. 14-C, VOL. II, SEC. I, P. 205

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 846-B, P. 168


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