Daisy

The Daisy is a gold and copper 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: Daisy  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 42.05139, -123.62639

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Daisy MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Daisy


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Waldo


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Type: L
Description: Fault, N10w, 75w


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Serpentine
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013258) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE

Comment (Location): NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS

Comment (Geology): PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE OCCUR WITH SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS IN IRON-STAINED SHEARS IN GREENSTONE


References

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. 190


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