Calumet

The Calumet is a gold and silver mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,402 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: Calumet  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 42.3775, -123.19861

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Calumet MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Calumet


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill


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
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

Analytical Data: 0.20-0.50 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ODGMI ASSAYS RAN 0.28-0.52 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): FIRST PRODUCTION REPORTED AS ABOUT $700 FROM SURFACE POCKET. THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1934 & 1937 FROM ORE MILLED IN AN ARRASTRA IS NOT REPORTED.

Comment (Workings): FIRST PRODUCTION REPORTED AS ABOUT $700 FROM SURFACE POCKET. THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION BETWEEN 1934 & 1937 FROM ORE MILLED IN AN ARRASTRA IS NOT REPORTED.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VALUES OCCUR IN NORTHWEST-TRENDING,80 DEG. SW-DIPPING, 2-FOOT SHEAR ZONE WITH 1 TO 7-INCH QUARTZ VEINLETS.


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H C AND RAMP, L, 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL 61, P 250

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L, 1963, CALUMET; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT


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