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Josephine County - Greenback Area 115 Josephine County - Greenback Area 115 Equipment: A small ball mill operated by a 2{ h.p. gas motor. Geology: Diorite and greenstone country rock abutting against serpentine on three sides. Gold is mainly in the quartz: although there is some in tho country rock, A small quantity of sulfides occur in the quartz, and a loss amount in the country rock . According to Mr. Reed the big vein will average $3 - $15 per ton for 15 to 40 feet of width. Informant: R. E. Reed, 4/4/40. Report by: Ray C, Troasher. 7 ROGUE RIVER GOLD COMPANY Greenback area Owner: Rogue River Gold Co., D. H. Ferry, Rogue River, Oregon, vice presLdent and manager. Location: On Grave Creek upstream from Leland in secs. 9 & 10, T. 34 s., R. 6 W. History: The dredge was moved from its original location on Foots Creek, and began digging on September 25, 1935. Operation was discontinued in 1939 and later the dredge was dis­ mantled and moved to Idaho. Equipment: The dredge was a connected bucket type having a daily capacity of 8000 cubic yards. It was powered by 15 motors aggregating 700 h.p. Average daily employment was 40 men. General: An old channel of Grave Creek south of the present stream was dredged, Settling basins were constructed to settle mining mud, Work upstream was halted as bedrock became so deep it was impossible to clean bed rock. Informant: Grants Pass Courier, January 27, 1937. SHOT MINE (gold) Greenback area Also known as Dutch Girl ~: IHll c. Smit)l, Box 421, Grants Pass, Oregon. Location: On St. Peter Mt, in the NW¾- sec. 33, T, 33 s. , R. 5 IY, Surface workings are on the Forest Service King Uountuin road about 7 miles from u. s. Highway No. 99, History: The property has been worked for about 50 years, starting .about the same time as the Greenback Mine. Some of the ore was treated in an arrastra. Recently ore was treated at the Dale Prow mill, Development: There are three tunnels containing underground work as follows: One is 200 feet long oontaining a raise 100 feet in length starting at a point 150 feet from the ~ortal. The second tunnel is 258 feet long containing one raise now caved. The third tunnel is 180 feet long; the portal is now caved, Geology: Country rock is gabbro and quartz diorite. There are three quartz veins roughly parallel included in a distance of 120 feet, One vein averages about 12 inches in width, trends east-west and dips 70° N. It has greenstone footwall and qunrtz diorite hanging wall, both walla showing gouge. This vein is lenticular and ranges up to 2 feet in width. Average •alue is reported to be $40 per ton, Gold is both free nnd in combination with the sulphides galena and pyrite, the latter occurring in small cubes. 0 A north-south vein dipping 40 W, has not yet been explored by underground work. It is ~eported to assay about the same as the east-west vein mentioned above. !!!,tormant: Will C, Smith and Alex ~atts, July 5, 1940. a7 -..a..;;...:b._r: Ray C. Treashor. TABLE 1 . MINES, PROSPECTS, AND MINERALI:·,-:: .<\REAS OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON FUTUREi IDENTIFICATION GEOLOGY ·--- OTENn L REMARKS 1 REFERENCH -·-·----- --·-- -·0 --- -- ~ 0 .E ~ E E 0 • -= :2 l ~~1 "U C:2 ~ii z . 0 ~ 0 • t u .~ 0 :.:,; z ~ ~~ 0 0 0 ;::: PRODUCTION ~~ '' s ~ ., I PAST PRODUCTION . WW :Jo..~ ~.., u N ' ~- z u ~ : d: J:,; 0 O>"'t> C 0 ., :::, ~ ~t 0 Gold 0 ~ - oz -3 { 2 !i ~z ~i~ :. Copper - lb z~ Z ~u 0 z - ., SURFACE AND/OR Chromite - long tons :,; MINE OR PROSPECT NAME ~ u'._~COMMODITY l l ,ec, T. (S.) R.(W,) ; I <ta>U :,; 0 ~ GEOLOGIC DI SCR IPTI ON UNDERGROUND WORKINGS limestone - short tons - -- - -- ... .;;, I ponds. i Os, Plocer 110 Stove Pipe F Gold <;II NW 17 34 6 1,6001 Decomposed grove l o r high chon- Small acreage mined in Production not reported. C Nugget weighing 34 oz !1• Jgs nel; 8,imstone G lflch; slate bed 1930's , found in 193-4. I rock. Os, Placer 111 Glo,y Hole F Gold <;II NE 8 34 6 High channel grove ls; slate bed Unknown. No records. C 116,23 1,6001 Jgs rode , 1,120 Os, Placer 112 Gro1,1e Creek p Gold - N! 9 34 6 Old channel of G ra ve Creek; 11 5 acres dredged . Operated 1935 to 1939; C Average depth of grovels 14,22,23,25 Jgs ~ (Rogue River Gold Company) near Leland; slate. bed rock. estimated product ion is not reported but I 17,000oz. reoson for discontinuing operations in 1939 was inability to cleon bed rock. 1,950 ! Jrgv Volcano- Irregular moues of goswn copped B 113 Copper Queen F Copper, NW NE 15 34 6 Seven tunnels and many test Two carloads of ore (100 Explored with interest j 5, 14, 16,23, genie pyrrh::itite with $0tne cholcopyrite pits; obovt 1,000 ft of work- tons) shipped in 1934; by mining companies, gold, i i 25 silver I in Jo-ft northeasHtriking zone ings. severa l carloads of copper I mid to late 1970's. I a t contact of slate and greens tone. ore shipped in 1916. um Magmatic lenses of coorse-groined impure 114 Grove Creek Chrome F Chromium NW NW 6 34 5 2,975 I Two short edits and several Estimated production o few C 14, 19 segregat ion (Eppedy) chromite in extremely hard surface cuh. tens of Ions during World I serpentinile. War I. 2,000 , ~av, Quartz East-west-trending quartz veins dip I B 115 Greenback F Gold SE SE 33 34 5 Twelve leve ls of workings Production mainly in early Exploration continues \ 1, 3, 4,5,7, 1 um vein 60° N in greens tone; free gold; totaling about 7,000 ft. 1900's reported lo be about from time to time on 16,22,25 ore minerals ore fr ee gold, orseno- 175,000 oz. both Greenback and pyrite, and other sulfides. Irish Girl Veins. I 1,750 Os, Placer Tom East Creek grovels; vary from 11 6 Columbia p Gold - - 5 34 5 i Channel 01 Tom East Creek Mined from 1890's toot least I C One of the most produc- l, 3, 4,5 ,7, 1• "l'lav 4 - 50 ft deep; gold reportedly was mined for over two mi 19 14 when production was tive gold placers in j16, 22 Fine; greenstone bed rock. to just above Greenback estimated to be greater thon southwest Oregon. Mine. 20,000 oz. I 1,850 "l'lov Quartz One ft and three h quartz vein in 117 Yellow Horn p Gold SE SE 5 34 5 One edit 800 ft; two ~ort Operated during eorly t900's; C ~ mi soul hwest of , 2,3, 4,5, 14, ve in (Jim Blaine) NE SE 5 34 5 greenstone; pyrrhotite, pyrite, odih and shah of 150 ft no production recorded. Greenback. ,16, 22 cholcopyrite and goleno in east- total . west-trending, steeply dipping veins. 1,520 , l1ov Quartz Gold-bearing qvortz east-west- 118 Star p Gold NE SE 8 34 5 Two shafts, depth not Not reported. C Is. 14, 16 vein striking vein in greenstone . I reported. 2,800 "l'lov Quartz Triassic metovolconi c rocks. 119 Eastman ,I F Copper NE SE 35 33 5 No information. No information. C Reported to be a copper i23 vein mine but probably is gold-. NE 2 34 5 2,200 Os, Placer Grove Creek grovel ; greenstone No information . Not reported. C Listed on USGS topo- 16, 23 120 Gold Cup F Gold SW I "l'lov bed rock. graphic mop. 1,600 "l'lov Quartz 2-ft quartz vein in greenstone and 121 Hoyden p Gold SE SE 13 34 6 I Two tunnels, 475 ft total. Lost operated 1940; periodic C 114, 22, 25 vein (Lill le Dandy) serpentinite. operation 1897 to 1940 produced 500 oz. Quartz I 122 John Holl Group F Gold SE NE 18 3 4 5 1, 900 ~av, Many quartz veins and stringers Six tunneh and iurfoce late 1800's and early 1900's C 114, 22 ve in up to 3 ft wide j greenstone, workings total about 1,500 production reported to be serpentinite, o slate. h, 5,000oz.· 14 34 3,750 "l'lov Quortl East-west quartz vet n, and shear 123 Daisy F Gold NE SE 5 Inclined shah with four levels Early-day production esti- C 1 1,3, 4,5,7, vei n (Hommenley) zones 3 ft wide in 91eenstone and of workings and lower tun- mated to be f"4, 000 oz. 14, 16, 22 serpentinite; go ld-bearing quortz nel total about 1,700 ft. : with pyrite . ' O, Placer 124 McFarland F Gold NE NW 24 34 5 3,100 Channel and bench gro vels. Seasonal operation 1970's. Srr:oll lo moderate product ion NW NE 24 34 5 from seasonal operation. C Plocrr n 125 J umpoff Joe F Gold NE NE 25 34 5 2,800 Os Colluvium or old te rrace grovels; Not reported. Not reported; operated irregular greenstone bed rock . (Cook and Howland) mainly 1910-19 15. C 1 ,3 2,800 I um Magmatic Small lenses of mouive to dinem- I 126 Wood F Chromium NE NE 23 34 6 Smol I surface cut. None reported. C 14, 19 segregation inoted chromite i} part ly altered dunite. /r,.,ntin11ed) SITE NAME: GRAVE CREEX PLACER COUNTY : JOSEPHINE SYNONYMS : ROGUE RIVER GOLD CO .
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