The Erickson Prospect is a mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 42.5525, -123.09810
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Erickson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Erickson Prospect
Secondary: United Copper Company
Secondary: United Copper Co.
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: D. D Erickson
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1958
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINING DISTRICT ALSO KNOWN AS GREENBACK RESERVES AT 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY ASSUMED TO LIE AT 0- 50 F RESERVE GRADE BASED ON 1 CHIP SAMPLE & VISUAL GRADE ESTIMATE RESERVES AT 25 % PROBABILITY ASSUMED TO LIE AT 0-100 FT. DEP
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 5369, 1958, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-848, 1977.
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