Moonbeam Mine

The Moonbeam Mine is a gold 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: Moonbeam Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.66361, -123.64722

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Moonbeam Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moonbeam Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: 0.30 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: 0.27 OZ/TON AG AND 0.115 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: ODGMI SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.36 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): W1/2NW1/4 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT AND OPEN CUT.

Comment (Commodity): NO FREE GOLD SEEN


References

Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 19

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


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