Fitzgerald

The Fitzgerald is a manganese mine located in Coos 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

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Site Name

Primary: Fitzgerald

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Oregon
County: Coos
District: Powers

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Siskiyou National Forest

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

Form: LENS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chert Altered To 3 Deep By Manganese & Iron Oxides

Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CHERT IN SILTSTONE OF PASKENTA FM; CONTACT WITH SERPENTINE 100 FT. WEST OF DEPOSIT

References

Reference (Deposit): BALDWIN, E.M. AND OTHERS, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 80, P. 59

Reference (Deposit): APPLING, R.N., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON; USBM REPT. INVEST. 5369, P. 7

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