Shasta Costa Copper

The Shasta Costa Copper is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Curry 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: Shasta Costa Copper  

State:  Oregon

County:  Curry

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 42.58556, -123.98528

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Shasta Costa Copper MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shasta Costa Copper


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Curry


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.15 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: TRACE AU
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ACROSS THE ZONE AVERAGED 0.67 % CU


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4

Comment (Deposit): VOLCANOGENIC?


References

Reference (Deposit): RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P. 34


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