The Ramsey Lake is a gold mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,919 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,919 Feet (585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.525, -122.98917
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Ramsey Lake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ramsey Lake
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization. Silicification, Iron Oxides
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CUT FACE 50 FT ACROSS LIES WITHIN BROAD AREA OF ALTERATION
Comment (Deposit): WORKING SMALL WITH RESPECT TO ALTERATION ZONE
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Intersections Of Widely Spaced (1.5\Meter) Foliation Parallel Shears (N-S, 55e) And Narrowly Spaced (27/Meter) High Angle Shears (N20w, 75sw)
References
Reference (Deposit): WILEY, T.J., AND HLADKY, F.R., 1992, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE BOSWELL MOUNTAIN QUADRANGE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON:OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES GEOL MAP SERIES GMS-70
Oregon Gold
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