Chatty Mine

The Chatty 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: Chatty Mine  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.24056, -123.72778

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Chatty Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chatty Mine
Secondary: Ramp # 328
Secondary: Kerby #79 -Pocket Knoll
Secondary: Twelve O' Clock Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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

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

Form: POCKET


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault N4w, Steep To N, Parallel To Contact


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pocket In Oxidized Material


Rocks

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

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

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): FROM POCKET

Comment (Deposit): WORKED OUT

Comment (Workings): DOG HOLE, ADITFROM POCKET

Comment (Geology): ABOUT 400 OUNCES OF GOLD WERE TAKEN FROM A POCKET IN GREENSTONE AT THE CONTACT WITH SERPENTINE


References

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

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 126


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