Humdinger

The Humdinger is a gold mine located in Josephine county, Oregon.

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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: Humdinger

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Lower Applegate

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

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: Slade, George
Home Office: Medford, Or
Years: 1975 -

Production

Not available

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

Form: MULTIPLE, BRANCHING VEINLETS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: UNOXIDIZED? 1.12 OZ AU, 4.70 OZ AG
Analytical Data: ASSAYS - OXIDIZED ORE - 0.40 OZ AU & 2.2 OZ AG

Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Apophyllite
Gangue: Diopside

Comments

Comment (Location): N 1/2

Comment (Commodity): VALUES VARIABLE BUT INCREASE WITH SULFIDE CONTENT

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013422) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Comment (Production): MOST PRODUCTION 1900'S; NO GOOD RECORD

Comment (Workings): 1200 FEET ON THREE LEVELS MOST PRODUCTION 1900'S; NO GOOD RECORD

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. 256

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 157

Reference (Deposit): LOWELL, W.R., 1942, THE PARAGENESIS OF SOME GOLD AND COPPER ORES OF OREGON; ECON. GEOL. VOL. 37, PP. 557-595

Reference (Deposit): 5) SHENNON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY OF THE ROBERTSON, HUMDINGER, AND ROBERT E. GOLD

Reference (Production): USBM

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