The Great I Am is a gold and silver mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.22667, -123.22611
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Great I Am MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great I Am
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill-Applegate-Waldo Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1923-1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.94 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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
Type: L
Description: Considerable Shearing
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO ABOUT $30,000
Comment (Workings): 1200 FT IN THREE LEVELS TOTAL PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO ABOUT $30,000
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE HIGHLY SHEARED METAMORPHICS OF THE APPLEGATE GROUP, AT LEAST A PORTION BEING ALTERED SEDIMENTS.
Comment (Commodity): 7.45 AU:AG
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.254
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, NO. 2, P.162
Reference (Production): USBM
Oregon Gold
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