Yankee Silver Lode

The Yankee Silver Lode is a silver and copper mine located in Josephine 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

Name: Yankee Silver Lode  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 42.58639, -123.60194

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Yankee Silver Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Yankee Silver Lode


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Reynolds, George

Owner Name: Newmont Exploration, Ltd.
Years: 1979 -


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

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE - 0.34 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: 0.01 - 0.20 % ZN AND NIL CU. HIGH GRADE ASSAYED 46.15 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: 0.3 - 0.5 % PB
Analytical Data: 1.2 - 9.46 OZ/TON AG


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Unknown: Barite


Comments

Comment (Location): 1/4 COR

Comment (Deposit): VOLCANOGENIC

Comment (Workings): 175 FEET OF TUNNELS.

Comment (Geology): BARITE AND SULFIDES SIMILAR TO ALMEDA MINE.


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L., 1968, YANKEE SILVER LODE; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED REPORT


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