The Silver Peak is a copper, silver, zinc, and gold mine located in Douglas county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,301 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
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 42.84917, -123.37083
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Silver Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Peak
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Riddle
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: Chevron Oil Co.
Years: 1978 -
Owner Name: Formosa Exploration, Inc
Production
Year: 1937
Time Period: 1926-1937
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^6 Cu, 5 Zn, 3.5 Ag, 0.07 Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: LENS
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite - Chlorite Schist
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Tennantite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MASSIVE GRANULAR TO DISSEMINATED SULFIDES
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 23, NW 1/4 26
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, WKGS 1/2 MI,
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE IS SILICIFIED RHYOLITIC FLOWS & TUFFS
References
Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 75, P. 29
Reference (Deposit): LOWELL, W.R., 1942, THE PARAGENESIS OF SOME GOLD AND COPPER ORES OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; ECON. GEOL. VOL. 37, P. 557-595.
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1940, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 1, P. 110
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P.J., 1933, COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SQUAW CREEK AND SILVER PEAK DISTRICTS AND AT THE ALMEDA MINE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USGS CIRC. 2, P. 15
Reference (Production): USBM YEARBOOK
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