Golden Wedge

The Golden Wedge is a gold 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: Golden Wedge  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.61028, -123.61194

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Golden Wedge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Wedge


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine
District: Galice


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

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1914
Time Period: 1890-1914
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5-1.0 Au
Year: 1914
Time Period: 1890-1914
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5 To 1.0 Oz/Ton Au


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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 VEINS, LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Siderite
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBER (M013675) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE.

Comment (Location): S EDGE

Comment (Workings): 1200 FEET OF WORKINGS ON FIVE LEVELS


References

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, PETROLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, OREGON; OREGON BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. VOL. 1, NO.5, P.199

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

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.210

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.39


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