Almeda

The Almeda is a gold, copper, silver, and lead 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

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Site Name

Primary: Almeda

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: Perron, Wes

Owner Name: Texasgulf Inc.
Home Office: Denver, Co
Years: 1976 -

Production

Year: 1916
Time Period: 1911-1916
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.09 Au, 2.9 Ag, 0.8 Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1899
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1898 -1900

Comment (Location): SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): THE LARGER STOPES RANGED FROM 12 TO 25 FEET IN WIDTH

Comment (Workings): 7339 FEET OF DEVELOPMENT ON SIX LEVELS.

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013299) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

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): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 206

Reference (Deposit): LIBBEY, F.W., 1967, THE ALMEDA MINE, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI SHORT PAPER 24, 53 P.

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P.J., 1933, COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SQUAW CREEK AND SILVER PEAK DISTRICTS AND AT THE ALMEDA MINE; USGS CIRC. 2, 35 P.

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