Bolivar

The Bolivar is a copper mine located in Coos county, Oregon.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Bolivar
Secondary: Thompson

Commodity

Primary: Copper

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Carr, Raymond
Years: 1969 -

Production

Year: 1957
Time Period: 1900-1957
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^5 Cu

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: IRREGULAR BUNCHES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO PRODUCE

Comment (Workings): ADITS 700, 200, 40, TWO SHAFTS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE TO PRODUCE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BASALT APPEARS TO BE OF SUB MARINE ORIGIN MAPPED AS DOTHAN OR ROGUE.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): "THE BOLIVAR MINE APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY OCCURRENCE (IN COOS COUNTY) WHICH HAS POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING IMPORTANT TONNAGE RESERVES. AT PRESENT, HOWEVER, ONLY VERY SMALL RESERVES ARE KNOWN."

References

Reference (Deposit): BALDWIN, E.M. AND OTHERS, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 80, P.53

Reference (Deposit): UTTERBACK, W.C., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EDEN VALLEY - SADDLE PEAKS AND VICINITY, OREGON; OSU MS THESIS, 50PP.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BALDWIN, ETAL, 1973, P.53

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