Juneburg Prospect

The Juneburg Prospect is a gold mine located in Jackson 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

Name: Juneburg Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.29, -123.21056

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Satelite image of the Juneburg Prospect

Juneburg Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Juneburg Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION ONLY. WELLS (1940) SHOWS COUNTRY ROCK TO BE DIORITE

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SE 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F G AND OTHERS, 1940, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRANTS PASS QUADRANGLE, OREGON; ODGMI GEOL MAP


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