Howland

The Howland is a gold and silver mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,599 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: Howland  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 42.50944, -123.71472

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Howland MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Howland
Secondary: Silver Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice


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

Year: 1958
Time Period: 1925-1958
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.1 Au, 0.1 Ag


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Abundant Iron Oxides Near Surface


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): MAINLY DEVELOPMENT WITH A LITTLE PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): 300 FEET OF TUNNELS MAINLY DEVELOPMENT WITH A LITTLE PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013311) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Comment (Location): SW 1/4


References

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. 210

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 134

Reference (Production): USBM


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