Turner-Albright Deposit

The Turner-Albright Deposit is a gold, cobalt, zinc, and copper mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,799 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Turner-Albright Deposit
Secondary: Mammonth Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Sulfur
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Type: Patented
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Rayrock Mines Inc
Percent: 25.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1987

Owner Name: Savana Resources
Percent: 75.00
Home Office: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Info Year: 1987

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1C1 REPRESENTS TOTAL ROM FOR DEV 1 AND INCLUDES MINE DILUTION OF 30% FOR UNDER GROUND MINE AND 10% FOR SURFACE MINE. M1C2 REPRESENTS SURFACE MINE ROM AND INCLUDES 10% DILUTION. M1C3 REPRESENTS UNDERGROUND ROM AND INCLUDES 30% DILUTION. M1C1 REPRESENTS TOTAL UNDERGROUND ROM AND INCLUDES 30% DILUTION.

References

Reference (Deposit): CUNNINGHAM, C.T. GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF A MASSIVE

Reference (Deposit): 1977.

Reference (Deposit): PH.D. DISSERTATION, OREGON STATE UNIV., CORVALLIS, OR.,

Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAIN AREA, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Reference (Deposit): VAIL, S.G. GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE OREGON

Reference (Deposit): INC., 1983.

Reference (Deposit): (0214). UNPUBLISHED CORPORATE REPORT, NORANDA EXPLORATION,

Reference (Deposit): KUHNS, R.J. FINAL REPORT, TURNER-ALBRIGHT PROJECT

Reference (Deposit): CORVALLIS, OR., 1979.

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST OREGON. MS THESIS, OREGON STATE UNIV.,

Reference (Deposit): SULPHIDE DEPOSIT AND ASSOCIATED VOLCANIC ROCKS, BLUE CREEK

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