Shot

The Shot is a gold and silver mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,799 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

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Site Name

Primary: Shot
Secondary: Dutch Girl

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Greenback

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTED AVERAGE ASSAY IS $40/TON AU.

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Geology): SIMILAR TO GREENBACK MINE

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS (M013453) AND (M015212) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Comment (Location): NW 1/4

Comment (Production): NOT REPORTED

Comment (Deposit): 3 "VEINS" ROUGHLY PARALLEL IN A DISTANCE OF 120 FT.

Comment (Workings): 750 FEET ON THREE TUNNELS NOT REPORTED

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. 233

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P. 115

Reference (Production): USBM

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