The Gold Bug is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,598 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
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.67944, -123.60528
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Gold Bug MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bug
Secondary: Oregonian
Secondary: Silver Dollar
Secondary: Silver State
Secondary: U.S.
Secondary: Bimetallic
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Mt. Reuben
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: 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: SINGLE ORE SHOOT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.60 OZ/TON FROM STOPE SAMPLES
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013308) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.
Comment (Commodity): FAIRLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF SULFIDES SEEN IN PLACES IN SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Location): NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): ORE SHOOT MINED FOR 600 FEET ALONG DIP.
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS WITH 150 AND 300 FOOT INTERNAL SHAFTS AND A 125 FOOT INCLINED WINZE. OVER 1800 FEET OF WORKINGS ON SIX LEVELS. REPORTED PRODUCTION UNSUBSTANTIATED BY MILL RECORDS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE IS LOCALLY AN ALTERED AMYGDALOIDAL PORPHYRITIC BASIC LAVA.
References
Reference (Deposit): YOUNGBERG, E.A., 1947, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE MOUNT REUBEN MINING DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 34, P.17
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.209
Oregon Gold
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