Macabee Mine

The Macabee Mine 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

Name: Macabee Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.68222, -123.31611

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Macabee Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Macabee Mine
Secondary: Kaviju


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Greenback


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Near Major Thrust Fault Between The Jurassic Sediments And Overlying Permo-Triassic Rocks.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): AG IS UNCERTAIN.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 100 FOOT CROSSCUT TUNNEL WITH 283 FEET OF DRIFT ON THE VEIN

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK IS ALTERED, BUT VEIN APPEARS TO BE NEAR A CONTACT BETWEEN SLATE (FOOTWALL) AND GREENSTONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.111


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