Mount Reuben

The Mount Reuben is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,652 feet.

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: Mount Reuben  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.72222, -123.59389

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Mount Reuben MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mount Reuben
Secondary: Gary Johnson


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Mt. Reuben


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: LENS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Hanging Wall Of Shear Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Stained, Red -Brown Porous Gossan


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: OXIDIZED ORE ASSAYED 0.1 TO 0.4 % CU
Analytical Data: 23 ASSAYS INDICATE TR TO 0.145 OZ/T AU & 0.50 OZ/T AG, PICKED SAMPLE OF MASSIVE CP & CC ASSAYED 6.9% CU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): CUTS, 4 SHAFTS TO 40', STOPES

Comment (Geology): LENSES OF QUARTZ, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRITE OCCUR IN A SHEAR ZONE IN METAVOLCANICS. ; GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE APPEARS TO BE ANDESITIC METASEDIMENT

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013307) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Comment (Commodity): VER LITTLE QUARTZ

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT NOT GONE BEYOND OXIDIZED ZONE


References

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

Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P. 23

Reference (Production): USBM


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