Old Glory Mine

The Old Glory Mine is a gold and silver 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: Old Glory Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 42.46, -123.82111

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Old Glory Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Old Glory Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galcie


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: Siskiyou National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1940-1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.9 Au, 0.4 Ag


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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS TOTALLING 150 FEET. ALSO SMALL PRODUCTION IN EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Production): ALSO SMALL PRODUCTION IN EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013629) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.


References

Reference (Production): USBM

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.138


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