Banfield

The Banfield is a copper and silver mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,201 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Banfield
Secondary: South Umpqua Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Oregon
County: Douglas

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Umpqua National Area

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: South Umpqua Mining Co.

Production

Not available

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

Form: IRREGULAR STRINGERS AND LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rocks Are Bleached Nearly White By Hydrothermal Solutions

Rocks

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

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): DRILLED IN 1968 FOLLOWING A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. NO HG PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): DRILLED IN 1968 FOLLOWING A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. NO HG PRODUCTION

References

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000

Reference (Deposit): 5) OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941, BULL

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 26

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940: ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1-COOS, CURRY, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, P. 128

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