The Rowley Mine is a zinc and copper mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,999 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 42.81583, -122.94278
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Rowley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rowley Mine
Secondary: Umpqua Copper Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
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: Peer, Edward S.
Home Office: Burbank, Ca
Years: 1976 -
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 7.3% ZN
Analytical Data: 1.1 % CU
Analytical Data: 1.03 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: SURFACE SAMPLES FROM # 1 ZONE AVERAGED 0.5 % CU. FIVE FOOT SAMPLE ACROSS THE # 2 ZONE ASSAYED 0.01 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2
Comment (Deposit): SHEARED AND METAMORPHOSED NO. 1 IS 1000 FT X 150 FT; NO. 2 IS 150 FT X 12 FT.
Comment (Workings): TRENCHES 1500, 3 ADITS, WKGS 500
Comment (Geology): EAST ZONE CONSISTS OF ALTERED SCHIST WITH STREAKS AND DISSEMINATIONS OF PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE. WEST ZONE IS SMALLER AND CONTAINS ABUNDANT GRANULAR PYRITE WITH MINOR CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 28
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