Eureka Mine

The Eureka 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: Eureka Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.345, -123.74889

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Eureka Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eureka Mine
Secondary: Black Cat
Secondary: Log Cabin
Secondary: July


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Illinois River


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

Type: Unknown


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

Form: RIBBONS, STREAKS, BUNCHES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): REPORTEDLY CONSIDERABLE, SPOTTY VALUES

Comment (Workings): 1000 FEET OF WORKINGS, LARGELY CAVED REPORTEDLY CONSIDERABLE, SPOTTY VALUES

Comment (Geology): RIBBONS, STREAKS, AND BUNCHES OF VEIN QUARTZ WITH PYRITE AND FREE GOLD IN SHEARED GREENSTONE.

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013474) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.


References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS & RAMP, 1968

Reference (Deposit): OMMH, 1952, V14C, SEC.1

Reference (Deposit): DILLER, 1914

Reference (Production): USBM


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