Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild is a manganese and copper mine located in Jackson 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: Call of the Wild  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese, Copper

Lat, Long: 42.49361, -122.60333

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Call of the Wild MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Call of the Wild
Secondary: Grand Cove


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Lakecreek


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

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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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TRACE AU, AG
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 1.2 -3.6 CU


Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Beidellite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 30 FT SHAFT AND 60X10 OPEN CUT

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SE 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL 14-C, VOL 2, SEC 2, P 141

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E AND BUDDINGTON, A F, 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL 893, P 132


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