1 ij., .. l-¼...l-qpp mine ( continued) stoped out to the surface.the country rock of the vein is...

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on mg <DM> laakaoaYUle Diatric.t ··

Looat1oa1 Hi.atorza •Th• Opp Kille WU d.ieCOYered JW1Y 7eare ago, bll.t ita chie.f dffelop-

Mllt haa tuenple.ce w1U&iD the ,a.st 10 7eus. According i. Ir. ·8-aaan, th• l,aJ:atel' at·lactaonYUle, the mine- r>a'Oduced aoout .. $1001000 while controlled by him. Since then it has been operated by a company, by Mr. J. l"I. Opp, and by lesaeea. The, aiae ia located in eec. 36, r. 37 ij., .. .R. 3 •• about l-¼ .Ues

·w•t ot l&cbOilYille at alne.tiona ranging.from aboutl85O· te2&50 teat UOYe sea lffel.. Tm land·uld by 't.he· aiJliog company illcludeB·•n.iDe 40-aON plot#• aad l. 111Ding clai.111 •3dng a total ot 37' acr&th It. 18 o~ed ~. l8 adi~- diacl.o&i.DC thne •ia YeUllh The. longgt oros1oe11t. entry U -.bo~t 850 t.._t. J &not.her J..11 550 tan leDC• The total Wl<l1'i"groWld workings a.aount t9 a.bout 7000 feet, the diatribation or which. u abowa .. -~ the fit,--urea. The surface equipment c.o•ista of about

. 3600 teet. Qt .traa line, a 6~ill Leyner compre=,sor1 a .20-Siaa,P. mill ~th. couou.. tx-._tor, a 125-toa c7anid.• ,plani, ~ other b\lildil)p. The Jllill has a. cruaher• a Do1·r cluai.fier, l,., Wilfle,- and 6 iohllson concen:t.rators, 20 swpa and 4 pli;.-tes.

"The adit 10 or Roger vein is apparently the sc:.me as the adit 7 va1, although it 16 not easily, oeen in ad.it 8 which it should cross. at a point about 60 feet from the portal. At t~e breat of acU.t 7 a ,tsllp or tault otrikes :DOrth and dips 50°!,J its effect on the vein is uot clear because or la.ck of development work .. The F.oger ,-e1p strilces I. 60° w. and dips So-63° s.Tl. It has a tbielmese ot J to 12 fee\ of which 2 to. 4 feet ua~ cont~in aoet Qf the gold. The, hang~ w..U ia well defined, ~t the ve.in grtides into the, rootwall, which 18 .-eplaced

. ,()r imprepu~ with 9%'•• The• tootw.all in adit lO is a: ~le ,shaJ,y rock whi~h , atr~ Jl !S 1f-. em dipa about 84° l •. llea.r the pc>rtu..ot ad.it 7 the rootwall shale ,'atfikes R. i,0 ~. wad. dipa about 7Q0 w. -.. 1}4a ,apaly rotk 1a inte:rbedded with "

Jquartzite, .,.plea- of whi.ch 1'raa tba.haJliing "~11 :Ot ad.it 10 .consist ot t~e granf ul~ q;u.art•.J.n plaoea, iD. ~ <,f v&ryinf size with IIOl"f-1. ar loaa yel.low18h brown ,' iron atain aDd ~are Qrl&tale o~ pY',11..~J ~s _commoD1¥ th4I stain .1~ chlorl~e. In

, ' • IOJl8. places the ore ~ brecciated., and the pfiginal ~z .is' coars.e·. and c~t.ains ~1 • "'°" littl.e wr~te1 . ,which is .found eapewll1 in the c~t$.ne ma.tal°1a.l or calcite

and quarta and also in tragments of ca,;-bOQa.~. ~. This is evidence that the

/ tilue when tlutJ wero i'J."~~ured at1,Cl ~•- aoJ.u~iona J>ro\\&:tlt in ceiunting JDAteriaJ.s. i AcoordiJli to Mr. Opp 1;.h• ;pA:¥ ahoots are uaw.0.1¥ •h•re the veins are thickest J 1.n

/ othw J.UD,U when the ·or• l,a. deposited sfmultaneous1.y with the gangue this rule is / usually' reversed, and the condition at this mine is another indication that the gold

/ was introduoad ~tu the depq11~tion of th~ priiuary qu~_tz of the veins.

•The ad.it 8 vein. 1B the i»Outhwest veiJ1 in aditd 5 aDd 9 'anc1 is also seen ill J.nQ.UJle. ~t.2 and. p1.·o'la,blJ' ~ .the old surf'ace 'stc>pes. ~ adtt ·, level this vein hu a thickness of about 4 feet; it strilcee about N. 50 •• and dips about 60° sw. The count17 rock .~ a 13ilice0us ariµl1te containing some chlori te aDd pyrite. · · , · ·

"The a.dit l ve'in is probablt.tha s,ame as the ve~ near tlie breast or aai t 2 J it ~ b.t ~JltiJNQUs with. the ad1'C 8 vebi,' blit

O th•• are no workings to

prove the conneotiOD •. IJ) 4!:llt l the T$:!.n atlkea ll. 57 w. and dips about 75-80° SW. It bas a thickne,ss or 14 feet, 8 or 10 teet or which on the footwall have been

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l-Qpp MINE ( continued)

stoped out to the surface. The country rock of the vein is an andeaite rich in f'erroaagneaian 11.inerala. A sample from near the portal conta.ina abundant green hornbln4e1 IIOIM.plaaioclaee, some biotite, titanite, and alittl.6 quarts. !bi• andeaite ia ao intimately aaaociated (aa an intrusive 1111?) Yi.th the old Paleosoic aedimenta that upon weathering it develop• a echiatoaity nearl7 parallel with the bedding of the latterJ near the portal of ad.it l this achiatoaity etrikea I. 10° •• and dipa 70° &. .

•Tha a.tit 2 Yeln (near the portal.) baa not bean traced elHWber•J it atrikes •• 65° •• w.ure nt 11' tbe ad.it about ,o feet from the portal• It 11 ponOle, but, not probable, t.b&t 'thia ia th• .... ae tbe Roser Tein.

•,:he aclit .U Teia ia prolNlbl7 the downwal"d continuation of the adit 8 Teia, or poaaibly ot tbs loger nin. lt the toraer in'\erpretation 1• correct the Bogar ffin ia probabl7 represented bJ the 8Mll niD about 8S #eet, eaet or the u1D Teiat The uall Yeia ltTikea 1. 53°w. and dip• a'bowt 54on., it oontaiaa about one toot of quarts and 2 or .3 feet of sheared couatry rock. AboUt 10 tMt tartber 1n a ehe&l" sone 1trlk:e1 •• TJ) •• and dip■ 54° s. Thia ia Tisible again where it cro1aea the dritt not tar frOIY'\he croeacut; here it bas the ea.a strike and dip and a thickness or about 10 inches, but produces no apparent offHt in the main ffin. The latter is opened b7 a 4ritt said to 'bl ,oo feet long diacloaing a nin T&l"Jinl 1n thielmesafrom 5 feet to a marl.mm eaid to be 2$ feet. It strikes about•• 45 '• and dips about 75° SW. Too much water prevented ite inspection.

ttti'he wU t 18 vein ii ahown by continuoue ■toping above that lnel to extend ugward to adits 16, 15, 14, and 13. It D' varies in strike from I. 10° •• to s. 75 w., averaging nearly west, and dips about 68° s. The nin is continuoua on the atrike ucept •~re cut by a fault, shown clear]Jr in the east drift trom a.dit 13, which strikes R. 20 · W. and dips about 6;0 !. On lnel l.8 a f'aul t block aeema to separate the two parts of the J•il! and ''the •••! aide ot the bleck its marked 'bJ' a fault whicb. atrikes about It. :34 • and. dip1 42 51, The,, Tein 11 largely' quarts and anragea about, :feet thick. The w.lue ia Aid to inert••• where the thickne11 increases, being about l~.oo a ton in the ore shoots.' One ore shoot 11 about 300 feet long on thi• level; another is about l,O r .. t long. The longer oue did not, reach the 1urface b7 40,or SO teet in ita middle halt. After amalpaation ore troa this nin concentrates about 40 into l a.nd the be&TT 111lphidea are worth aboUt $60 a ton. A rock aa:,aple from the er011■cut en't.17 (adit 18) conta1ne abundant pale hornblende, ao• soiaite, calcite, and quarts with a dark •~ning aaterialJ it 11 a ncb altered rock, prob&bl.J originall7 a quartaoae ■bll••

•Mr. Opp baa continued dnelOpmat 1D •.•all wa:, during 1916, ao1t of which bas been on a nn IUl'face sbowinl a tn hundred teet south ot the llill which be calls the porpb.Jr1 Tein •

"The JIiin• aa a whole ia 1n good shape and has a large amount or excellent equipaent.. A con114erable additional expenditure 1• warruted 1n the further dffelopment ot ore bodi•• already expoeed in the mine and in an-anginc the ■ill to treat the '41l• according to the be1t milling practice.•

. •work i1 to be started bef'ore the middle of' October in the old Opp Mine by a group which recently took an option on the propert.J. The sine ii located near Jackaonville, Oregon, and is owned by John w. Opp and Rose Opp of J'ackaonville. 1'r01t 1931 to 1935 it was operated b7 the Pacific States lines, Iuc.•

ltaken from the lining J'olll'Dal, October lS, 1938) llef .: Parks & &trartlq, 16:169 (quoted)

Press report ( q ,:otecl)

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OPP MINE (gold) Supplementary Report

702 Woodlark Building Portland, Oregon

Jacksonville Area

Note: This report was made to record a series of conferences with Mr. Opp in April and May 1949 and the results of a rather brief tour of the mine.

Owner: Same

Location: Same

The acreage of the property bas been reduced from 373 to 363 acres. According to Mr,_.~:0pp the mine and property has no encumberances.

History: There has been no attempt to produce from the mine or to treat the tailings since 1941.

Prodt1.etion: Mr. Opp estimates the total amount of ore produced to have been worth approximately $400,000 to $500,000.

Equipment, etc: The following bttildings are standing: a large mill building, an office with an assay room, and two residences. Some of

the old tram line and water lines remain in a few of the adits. There is plenty of timber on the property; the road to the mine is in good condition; and electric power is available. All the mill equipment bas been removed.

Geoloq: Of the eighteen adits the following'ones were open in April 1949 and inspected: adits 10, 5, 2, and part of 13. The quartz veins and

faults encountered in these veins are covered in the initial report. The other adits are all partially caved.

Economics and remarks:

According to Mr. Opp the ore will average $5.00 per ton. A tailings dump estimated to contain 50,000 tons of material which will average approximately $2.00 per ton was carefully assayed in 1941 by Mike Bright. Mr. Opp has sold more than 2000 yards of waste rock to be used as r9ad metal at 15 cents a yard. Approximately a thousand tons of tailings were sold.for 50 cents a ton and were used for paving and the manufacture of hollow tile. Messrs. Florey, Gibbons, and Bennett, contractors of Medford, Oregon, bought the waste rook and tailings.

Mr. Opp believes that the selling of the waste rock should be an important part of any future opera.tions of the mine. A large sustained market for waste rock may be hard to obtain and to keep.

Mr. Opp states th.at he will lease the property to a responsible party without any initial lease payment, but would want a royalty of 10 percent of the production.

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Report b7 H. u. Dole Date January 17 • 194'1

1ackaonv1lle Mining Dist. Jaokaon County

Operator: -w. E • .Pantle Box l&l, Medford, Oregon Land. leased from. c. Wendt, Sohater and Eew.,.er

Area: ~O acres leased; l5 aorea teated, All on deeded land,

LooatioJU One mile ea¥t ot Jacksonville or tour miles west of M9dford 1n Seo.as, T37S~YR2W.

liia\ory: , , The lackaon Mining CompE.ny- (E.B.Bkeels, ownex-"-operator) ot Auburn, Calitornia operated a dry-land dredge here 1n 1941. The operation waa closed down in February 1942 when digging equipment was 1·equistioned. for construction ot Camp White. 'file Pantle Gol4 Dredging Co, started operation in December l94r&.

Topography: · The property is located on the west aide of Bear Creek Velley on the valley floor at an elevation of approximately l4fi0 teet.

oeoioa: : .la mappe4 by Well• (Reoon. Geolo'I of Med1'ord ~ad.) the property 1• in Quaternary Alluvium of -Elie ear creek Val ey. The 1'ootllills1 approiimately one-haJ.f to one mile to the south and east, are or conglomerate and sa~tone ot the Chico formation. Behind '1le foothill• rise mountains predominantly ot metevoloanics and metaaedim.ents intruded by sranitio stooka.

Depth to Qed rock has averaged approximately 26' with over'burdea averag1q llt'to 15'. Bedrock 1• a well cement.ed and 1n4ureted conglomerate probably repreaenting the Chico.

The llllter1al mined 1• loosely conaol1dated and 1a easily dug. l"t 1• tairl7 well sorted. Boulders are· few and are seldom. oTer zo• in diameter. Average size ot pebbles is 6" and all show~ 1'air degree ot rounding, The matrix ia e.n arenai>eoua olay whioh otters no probl• in recovering the 111luea.

The gold ia 4ull in color end 8airly well rounded--tew sharp corners•~• seen. ~articles are of tlake size; no nuggets have been reooTered and little "flour" golc:t 1• present. 11neness 1•. unknow:n..

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Geology (eon' i)


The aource ot "he gold. is p1•obably due to reooncentration ot ~•l~•• .derived from. •urit.eroua gravel oh~•ls that are aou.d neBl.· the bl:ise of the Chioo. The 01·iginal valuoe prob3bl;y represent concentrations trom the erosion ot the gold bearing quartz veins cutting the metavoloan1os end metasediments.

Tlie exieJ1.t of tlle "(&lue,a and akape 0-f the 4epos1 t is unknown and oan only be asoertt:1ined by testing. 'l'o date 15 acres have been teated. The deposit would be olasaitied as a "fla, type".

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the water table at the present is approximately 20' below 1:ne aurfaoe.

Mbdng:.·-- . . >: Stripping ·and mrtiing is done with a Bucyrus-Efrie dragline, Model 37-B, whio~ has a 60' boom and a 1~ cubio yard buckei. fli.a aaterial ia · clQS 4:ry; ~• ov~burde.n 1a ovo.roa.at iato the pit p.reviously wo~ked 8.Jld the gravel is fed to the .hopp♦r ot a mova~le dry lan4 wa&b.in& plant. Tbi:t grayela are waah~d from tho hopper into '\he ~rommel by a series ot nozzels mou.ntad on a movable bar cd opera\ed by ta• "machine mail"• The trommel consists or a 5' blank section, 1a• ot screen

r perror~ted with one-fourth inch oonieal holes, and another 5• blank aection. the un4eraize 1• distribuied to aix 36" A.inlay 'bowls revolving at lOO revolution• per minute •. The ta1la from the bowls go to a sump wh~re they are discharged bJ a Wiltley 6" sand~ump thru. a sud line. to the pit previously 4\18• ~• ov. eraize from. the trQDDllel, go•• /to a 10• etac~er whJ.oh. 41aoba.rees into the pit being worked.

The w1u1hing plant ia mounted on 61 cata»pillar ~,:eada at the tron, and r~ur and 1a moved by an hllis Chalmera HD l♦ oa.terpillar when neoess&ry.

fower !or the o»eration ia appplied i'rom. a 15 KW GE generator powex-ed bf a .Q M diesel, l'he laat is "aurpl1u1 property"•

Water is pumped from a pond several hundred feet away through a 6" b.oae. Via'ier pressure at ~oael .raout). 1• 46 paunds. Pow•i- 1• au.pp lied by a t}o hp G II dies•~· . .

The waah1.ng plant Wtl.S oonstruoted ly .Tuo.son.J:aoitio 1n 194,l •t't•r a de,sigA by JJr. l?rui~le.

When the grou.nd hae been mined it will be resoiled by the operatili. company.

Reference•: DOGAMI.Oeologic Map series No. 2

u. s. Bureau of Mines ln1'ormat1on Circular No. 7013

Report on Jackson Mining Co. by Ray Treasher.

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PAN'l.'~E,W • .E., GOLD .DREDGING UO. JAu~WNVlLLE VlbT. J Avt.bON liO UNTY.

From the Ore.-Bin January 1947

••••• •• E. Pantle Gold Dl-edg1na Ooapan,y 1• dredging ground located -.bout one ■lle eaatf ot

Jaeksonv11le, Jackson County. Equip■ent oona1ata ot a lt•oub1o 7ard Buo7rua•lrle dragline and a Judaon•Paolt1o dr7 land washing plant mounted on caterpillar treads., Gold ta re• oonred ln Alnlq bowls. Over_,;den la stripped and overoaa,, and will be retu~ned to tbe leveled-ott ta111na• aa a reaolling operation.

a ¥2ne OLD NAMES

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..... J&ekeon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COUNTY

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.· J.i ;m1.l.ee. ~·'· o:t. .Ja0"80A'l'il.l)ISTANCE TO SHIPPING POINT

PRESENT LE GAL OWNER ( S) ••••• J ._ .W •. Op.p ............. .

OPERATOR ~

Name of clait!,s . .Area Pat. UnE_a t c •• • ,:

IU.il• 60-aora plots r..nd one 1;4.ning . '

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EQUIR1ID,,1T ON PR~PERTY J.OQ iea fleta,i:o& :,laal

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PR~AL ORE MINOR MINERALS

PUBLISHED REFERENCES

P1u·k & SW11rtley 16:loS-l?O

Ore • .Metal llinea lto.bk, Vol.II oed.2

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

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r DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS on file in P'land G.P. Baker

REPORTS Qnn M~n,:, _ 111·Hd OOM~N 'linNn"--~ X

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MAPS

Plan of mine \blue print) ••• Map fl No. l ore shot, 3 blue prints ••• X

Map ,2 Surface cut ~o. l vein, ) blue prints ••• .illlap #3 Tunnel No. 19, X

vein, ; blue prints ••• MaPff4 Tunnel No.5, 3 olue prints ••• Map ff5 Tunnel X

J.'lO. 7 vein, 3 blue prints ••• Map #6 Tunnel ~o.8 vein, ; blue prints ••• X

Ma'Pff? 'l'unnel 1-.0. 10 vein, 3 blue prints ••• waw8 Tunnel .No.ll, vein,· X

3 blue prints ••• Map #9 Tunnel NO. 18 vein, 3 blue prints ••• Ma:p#lO Porphyry vein, 3 blue x prints.

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CONFIDENTfil

BAILEY MANGANESE JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT

The following is ta.ken f'rom the u.s.G.S., field notes, Medt'ord ~uad. and is strictly confidential..

SEt sec. 1, T. 57 s., R. 3 w., elev. 1860-1880 feet following :path u:p the .hill one-qu{lrter mile from where dirt road crosses the creek • .Manganese mine&. dum:p. Manganese occurs as pyrolusite coating on :fractures 9r joint planes in hard, finely crystalline dark colored siliceo,µs qu1•tzitic rock.

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BLANK B-ANNUAL REPORT

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This 1;eport must be. prop~r~y executed and filed with the Corporation Commissioner on or before July 1, 1933, in order to ent1tfe a corporation mmmg for any of the precious metals, coal, or prospecting or operating for oil or operating an oil well, to pay a license fee of only $10. If not so filed, such corporation must pay the same license fees as are required to be paid by other corporations for gain.-Section 25-244, Oregon Code 1930.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CORPORATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, lffi 1935

Of ........... GOLn .. STJ: .. Nil.ARD .. M.I.NIUG. .. GOJldP.ANY. ....... _ ...................................................................................... . (Give legal name in full)

a corporation organized and existing under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Oregon.

The location of its principal office is at No ............. 7..3. .. 0ak .. St ............................................ Street,

in the city of ......... 1..shlimd ................................... , in the state of ........ O..r.egon ........................................ .

The names and ·addresses of principal officers, with the postoffice address of each are as follows:

NAMES OFFICE BUSINESS ADDRESS

~ ~ L. Casey President ······154_ .. N. l'i.• 8th· ....... .Portlana, .... oFe· ................ .

C. N. Gibson ·-···-·········-··········································-····--···----------------------···· ..................... . secretary ...... 2139 ... Sixth ... V. est i ... Seattle ,. .. J, & .sh •......

....... J .•.... 1 •.... ca.s ey ········································································ Treasurer ······cl·S ... above···•···············································································

The date of the annual election of,·:61/icers is .............. .J.uly ... ls-t-............................................................. .

The date of the annual election of directors is ................... du .................................................................... . .. I Common Common

I With Par Value No Par Value I

Amount of authorized capital stock . . $82.,.QOO ........... .............. Shares

Number of shares of authorized capital stock .. 82.,.000 ........... ~-------------------------

Par value of each share . . . $ .... 1. 00 ........... xxxxxx

Amount of capital stock subscribed . $ .. 82.J 000 ......... .............. Shares

Amount of capital stock issued $ 82 000 ...... .J ................ .............. Shares

Amount of capital stock paid up . $ .. 82.,.00 ........... .............. Shares

Price at which no par value stock issued . . xxxxxx $ .. .; .................... '

State amount of capital, represented by stock of no par value, with which the corporation began business

Preferred

$ ........................

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$ ........................

$ ........................

$ ........................

$ ........................

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$ ....... non.e ........ . Total amount of its properties in OregQrz, (name .of claims, lodes, or _placers) :······························:'.·····-

·······Gold .. .S.tandar..d .. Min.ing .. .cl.a;i.m .. & .. .Q:pa-s-s••Val1-e-y ... ~,u.a-r-te••Mining···e1·a-i:m··································· .... All ... in ... ~.~r.;:ti..9.ll .. 2.5 ... Tv~p ...... 3.7 .. Jmng.e .. E ... t ... ,. .. Jackson. . .C.O.un.t.y., ... Ore.g.on ...................................... .

The location of its properties .. .all .. in. .. Jn.cksomzille .. ~g .. di.S-tr-ic.t ............................. .

The amount of work done thereon and improvements made thereon since the time of filing

last report ......... IlOlle ...................................................................................................................................... .

J The amount of outpjt or products of the mines or wells of such corporation from January 1,

193~, to December 31, 193'f, inclusive, ........... JJ..9.Ilfi ............................................................•..........................

J The value of outputjor products of the mines or wells of such corporation from January 1,

193~, to December 31, 193i., $ ........ none. ............................ . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ................ J • .. 1:r.~ ... Q~~~Y-................................................................................ .

of said corporation, have signed this report, this

[CORPORATE SEAL] .,:2-&3-th••··· day of ···-J-un-e·····················, A. D. 1935 ... . .................... Lsig.n.ed) ... J .•.. l., .... C.asey ....................... .

STATE OF OREGON, I County of ..............................................................

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BLANK A-ANNUAL REPORT-Domestic Corporations. Schedule of License Fees on Back of Beport

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CORPORATION DEPARTMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 193& l Of ......... )~.LJ.SKk .. 0 F .. 0 ti.EGON .. MINbS .. co:,u, ANY ........................................................................................... .

(Give legal name in full)


The location of its principal office is at No. §.~.r. .. r-9.1=1.t.~ .. l?.9.~.JJ .................................... Street, ,-..

in the city of ...... J.asc.s.o.:u:dl.le ........................... , in the state of ..... Oregon ........................................... .

The names and addresses of principal officers, with the postoffice address of each, are as follows:

NAMES

..................... P.~ ... }.~ .... Collins ...................................... .

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D. J. Collins

OFFICE

President

Secretary

Treasurer

BUSINESS ADDRESS

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A mount of authorized capital stock .

Number of shares of authorized capital stock

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Amount of capital stock subscribed.

Amount of capital stock issued

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the corporation began business $ ....................... .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, .... P~ ... L• ... QQ;J,._;],._i_~~,. .. J:'.:r.~Ri,:te.n.t ............................................................... .

of said corporation, have signed this report, this

[ CORPORATE SEAL] ... 25th day of ........ J.une ..................... , A. D. 193 ... 7 ..

.......... (_sign..e.d) ... D-.. J .•... Co.llins ............................ .

ST ATE OF OREGON, }

County of ............................................................ ss.

I, ............................................................................................................................. , of the above and foregoing named corporation, being first duly sworn, depose and say, upon oath, that the foregoing report is a full, true and correct statement of the matters therein contained, according to the best of my information, knowledge and belief.

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JIORLINO HIP Je.cksonY1lle area

Area:

Hiatoq: Parka and Swartley report as follows:

"The :Norling mine is about 4 miles west ot Jacksonville c.nd ~ ·xn.ile, couthwest ot the YellO'Vl .King and ie owned bJ Waford Mining and Milling co."

"During Jun6 'und 1uly, 1913• 1.:r. Butterly was d.r1T1r...g a ores-~. cut a.di t for the company, his compensation bet:n.P, the right to store a given urcu. During development in 1905-190~ the Norling is reported to b: ve _roducea 120 toue of or".i \,or· th to400. The m.nin. htd t it., at an olevt..t1on of 31()0 feet as measured by ~muroid be.:ror:.eter. ?or r3-'k0 1'0et 1 t follo11i1t: a vein ·which dips 7fi uee1·ees ~..,. hl tL. r:_ir~or irree:u-le.I·i ties. '11lle eold is said to b ::.- chiefly ir1 tha quartz; the ~)yri·t;H :L even nore t1.bw1a.ant in t.l...c rocl: adjc ... ~,~-Ti,r, t"l" "'f•"-., t\.,r,,r1. ir' tl·e veir i•f-'.q" ·: ,, ,,,.,.,.,_

--'•·•••--..i.? 1 J. U V ,,J.._,,. J.1~ 1,. ,.,;. .1...., v~,._•.,.-.i,t, '-'V•• aia.eruhlt, oro ,.,,i: been Ltor\ed out v.bo.v. t.i.~J.S 1.2.cii t. The vein is .8 to 18 inches ,.ide eontb trling .c:.uah quartz. The countr;;,' rock is like that et tbe Yellow Kir4e, l'. new cro ,;s.cut (J.d.1 t htu.;. br-en dr1 ven ~-:;. 13 clesrees }~. e.bout ~lo feet at e.n elisv. tion of 1.:bout 3115 feet; it is oxpect,:.H'.i thut this entrr v:ill a trike the vein when <b•l ..-en about 100 feet fe.rther. It inte1·ceots one vein e. t 12(1 feet f1·oxn the ;,ortal, which strike~ I,. 65 degrees w. end dips about 65 degrees .N. J1 stringer et 160 fe~t f'I•Ofu the 1;ortal strikes N. 83 degrees w. r:·nd dips c- bout 55 degree ... N., and enother at 200 tee, trom the portal E:itrikea N. 8'1 degrees L. end cUps VO deg:rees north. It 1• reported tbat f'u.rt~Telop1:00rit work was done in 1916, drifting on the main yein."

E~u-nt: ., 8i toll ;:;ull. qeo t {••• history)

Intorman, r Nate sm.1 th Reterence: Parks & SW&rtley 16-162

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JawonTill• area

25e:ral R!:'•: Gol4 values from a q,u.riz vein are tre&. ted 1n u a tOJ1 mill. The propert7 is wora4 1nter:m,11tentl,J. There 1a a road to ,he pl'Ospect.

:tntorm.ant: Ne.te w. ·smith, ~/21/41

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~tate ~epa'itment of §eolo9fj and o11ine'ial ffnduj,biiej, 702 Woodlark Building Portland, Oregon

Frazier Prospect Chetoo Area

Owner: J. M. J'razier, Bl·ooltings, Oregon, and ~. H. McOluns, Grants Pass, Oregon

Looation: Seo. 26, T. 38 s., R. 10 w., on south aide of Babytoot Creek ai an elaTa~ion ot 3,000 feet. One mile south

Area: -ot Robert E.

4 claima. Lucky Girl and Blue Jay owned by Frazier, and also a halt interest in Perseverance and Patience. other owner is KoClun&o

B1at0£1:: A pocket was discovered by Messrs. KoClung and santord in 1935 whioh-,...produoed $12,000 to tl4:,000. Sanford sold to Frazier Aupst 1931. The produ.otion tor 1936 was $,00; tor J.937 • tl50; and Tf:try little in 1138.

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l>eTeloeni: One tunnel ot 80 feet length. T•in 1s opened up tor 4.00 feet )y, open cuts.

J: q,u1pmen": Braun Assay Crusher, Gibson proapectins mill, Roehl Concent~ating table, end ·two li hp. gas angineso ·

O.ology: 'All tour olaims lie alo~ a serpentine oontaot. A quartz Te1n. l'-i' wide, has arsenopyrite as principal aultide. Ore is similar to Peok (Robert E.) ore. There is some pyrite w.d some tree gold. On the Luoky Girl there i•~o ~ttirua.ae.a. • terial produced by a slide. This me.t~rial yields some gold; above this slide there is no irace. Chromite has been f'ound nearby the J'razier property.

Informant: J. Eo Morrison, 1938. J. M Frazier li41

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D~U> Il"iDIAN C.U. Y 0Wnel':

Jackson unclassified

Location: s. Central sec. 19 1 T. 38 s., R. 3 E., juBt wost ot Doud Ind.iun Road, 15.6 miles from Ashland city limits and¼ mile sou.th of the snll'llnit.

1,rea; 'I.ue d.eJ,Josit occur~: in the ,'.::i'Wt ot seo. 19 ~1.nd probably would cover 20 uores or so •

.W.sto.rz: Lt one tine L'ili ttil'iul w .. r: removed 1'rom t..ne west side ~ the de;:oai t auu tired es ratractorr brick. [;.om,e two or- tlu·ee truckloads were used.

ltlt~.1·"'a. (;:, '> --.~•lt•,vua t.ll<i tufts outo1·O1, .for about 1000 :feet wet.t ot the )~li Indian Roed, trcrn.iing b. 30 degrees \J. 'J;:;.:sy uuJ~:.-llu ., ;,JUnG 1£1 v,1n. The, h. ~ericl is oreQll ooloreo. an:: fL1nt-li.r:.c ',;nd .co:.e hi:.[. cuv.itii;;fl -,uggo~tive ot Te.aicu.1.ar lf,VG.. .=.:outi..1;:i:.;::t'.',L.X'a, t.b.e 01.1tcro3;it:1 are ua1·l:-cr·erun to light a.lloclt:t>:: c~:.~c,r, ucHlCh,~ini, ... d)l''3 i.rou stain.1.::d. ,..o o ot it is brillit~nt red., ,.c if o:x.iaizsa by t. 1,>revlou, forest fire •

.:.,a,mplQs en ... 1;,·zcd. inJ.11.!, .. te thut tlh:; ilir1t-llke m.tf;:riul is 90 J/JX cent ... ilic .... lt.:. {al.ULiliu LJ.J.(( L.:'(;H oxide. ...:~;leo wc.r·.:. :,;;;:.. t ... ;.:. fcl :..·0f1·..:.ct.J1·y-cL,j, . .1:,.u.1:,:occ s :~ .::1(~ 1..ue v1hi te IOO. teria 1 · is e;oud :rcl.'ructcry; tlml·o L "' (lucru.,:.3e i"1 r'Jfl.'bct,,rlJwsl':~ r.i t l.l lr~ er·,.,.,. ;.; i. ;,:;.L, L: 0... ex i ,:0.

1•:1a -;diit i •··""' ~"' .r i;.,l ~ ~, ~.:.v;i;·,a o.C '-' c.u~.t:t- ti.ke o.ur .. ruc tel" than Clt~~· .. ,.nd ~.:r:ob;...bl~ cc.,u:W tG U.::,;~d fol t1i.ia ~--· 7

• (;IQl" :fuztl1~.r ,.c,,i,; li:; oee ilul.letin J.1.0. o of tne .tate JJe:pt.)

Heterence: .. .ilsiJn ..:nd. 'J.'1 .. ~acher (38 :82-83, &, 93)

Report by: Ruy c. THH,,1sher 1/5/42

BLANK B-ANNUAL REPORT

..... This ~eport must be prop~r}y ex~and filed with the Corporation Commissioner on or before July 1, 1933 in

order to entitle a corp_oratlon mmmg for any of the precious metals, coal,. or prospecting or operating for oil, or operating an oil well, to pay a license fee of only $10. If not so filed, such corporation must pay the same license fees as are required to be paid by other corporations for gain.-Section 25-244, Oregon Code 1930.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CORPORATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 100&: 1935

Of ___ '.rH_~_J'.tMS~l' __ ;P.L.~QEE ___ QQW?ANI _____________ ·-··--·--·-·-·---·······---·--·--···---·----··-·-··-·------··-·-···-------------·---·-------< Give legal name in full)


The location of its principal office is at No·-------·---···--------·-·--·-------····---···-·-···--·-·-·-·--·--·--······ Street,

in the city of ._Eo.gue __ fily_er_Jioute._L._._······-····• in the state of -·---···-0.;r-egon ... __ . ___ ...... ---·--·····-·-·---···--··

The names and addresses of principal officers, with the postoffice address of each are as follows:

NAMES OFFICE BUSINESS ADDRESS

·-···A .. ____ H. ... _ .. G.a.r.r.i.s.ru1-. ___ ·_··-··-··········-···-·-··-···-·····--·- President -·-···-•OOgue ... filv-er-•,-···-GPe-.-·-··--·--···-·-·········-·---

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Amount of authorized capital stock

Number of shares of authorized capital stock

Par v·alue of each share

Amount of capital stock subscribed

Amount of capital stock issued

Amount of capital stock paid up

Price at which no par value stock issued

Common With Par Value

Common No Par Value

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Preferred

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State amount of capital, represented by stock of no par value, with which

the corporation began business $_1Q-,OOO.OO---

-- -To.tal amount of its properties in Oregon__(nfJ!m..e aJ c.laims, lnd . .,_e . .,..,s,,-.10L11:,..p""l""ar.i.£..i:,.er'--'.~>..J)~--~-----~-·-~--~

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The location of its prorperties ... Pleasan.t.-Cve.ek,. .. Ja.ckson.,CG-... -··--··········--····---------·-·--·--······--· The amount of work done thereon and improvements made thereon since the time of filing

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193i, to December 31, 1931, $-·····························-···----······-·

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ··············-········-···········--·····-·----·---······················-··--------··----····-·····-----·--····---·--·-of said corporation, have signed this report, this

[CORPORATE SEAL] -----·--··-·---· day of··-·····--·-·-------··-····-······, A. D.193 .. ___ .

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ST :::o~~~~~:: ............................................ ...l••· d epo si tion signed by A. li. Garrison, Pr es.

I, ····---·············--·----····-·--·····---·····---·-·-······------·······---······--··-·······--·-··---······-·---·-·-····---·--······-···-················--··----····----····-·--······-··--·····• being first duly sworn, depose and say, upon oath, that I am ····-·------········-----·-···-·-·---······--· of the foregoing corporation; that said corporation is not engaged in or transacting any other business except that of locating, prospecting, developing or operating mines for any of the precious metals, coal, or prospecting or operating for oil, or operating lffl oU -weU; that the 'OOlue of the output or products of the mines or -weZlB of said corporation from Janua_ry 1, 19SB~

-,,,·:---A GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON OPP MINE

Contents

1~ Occurrence and General Distribution of the Veins

2 ... Attitude, · : and Dimensions of Veins.

3- Correlation of Veins on the Property.

4~ General Structural Conditions.

5- Structural Features of the Veins.

6- Faulting. .

7- Occurrence of Gqld,

8- Mineralization. .,

9- Geologic- History of the Veins.

Figures

1- Geological Plan of Mine Workings.

2- Longitudinal Section Through Mine Workings.

3- Cross-Section Through A-A. -. ,,

4- " ti . ft B-B.

5- " " " c-c. 6- " II n D-D.

7- It II II E-E.

8- " " II F-F.

9- II " n G-G.

10- " n n H-H,

, 1 - Diagram Showing Strikes and Dips of Veins and Faults.

12- n To Illustrate Principal Structural Conditions. £

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Occurrence and General Distribution of the Veins

The general distribution of the veins is shown in Fig. 1; .

their vertical relationships is indicated in Fig. 2. Figure 2 e

is drawn in a plane striking N 50 Wand therfore parallel or "

nearly parallel to the majority of the strikes of the veins. The

veins studied are distributed over a horizontal distance of about

4000 feet and through a vertical distance of about 900 feet. !4.

11 Drift is about 470 feet vertically below the outcrop of the ,

vein that it opena>np; this is the greatest depth attained on

any vein and also ,t!'J,e deepest point penetrated by the mine work

ings. All of the lower workings expose veins; no vein is known

to have been bottomed.

The velns occur along a northwest-southeast belt; the gen

eral strike of this belt is also the general strike of the major

ity of the veins. The veins mn, and 2 leveis may be regarded as . lying along tne same fissure-system as those ©n 5 1 7, 8, 9, ,o,

and,, levels; the vein on 13, 16, and 18 levels strikes oblique

to this fissure-system and to the" Porphyry Vein"•

Atti tu.de, ____ and Dimensions of Veins

Figure 11 illustrates the strikes and dips of the veins.

As shown, the strikes lie in the west-nor~hwest octant; the dips

are all to the southwest. A strike of about N 65 E and a steep

dip to the northwest is indicated in a shaft on the"Smith Vein 11,

but other workings that would verify this attitude are not access-'1'1p~

ible. A few unimportant veins have verticalAor steep dips to the

northeast ( Fig. 1 ). The ,_usual dips vary from 50 to 80 degrees;

flatter and steeper dips are exceptlonal.

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The greatest exposed width of vein is about 30 feet.

A large number of the veins average over 10 feet in width of

quartz and mineralized country rock. The largest continuous

stoped-out ore-shoot averages about 85 feet alone the strike

for a distance of about ?.00 feet along the dip ( Fig. 2 and 10 ).

According to old survey, verified by observation where the drift

V is accessible, the vein-fissuring on 18 level persists continuo~ly _.,,,..,r" :>".1 -· • . ., ~" ~.,_./

for over 940 feet.None of the veins have been--••• to their

lateral extremities. Correlation of Veins

As shown in Fig. 3, No. 1 and 2 drifts are undoubted-

ly on the same vein; The positions of the vein in U cut and

V shaft and the vein about 65 feet from the portal of 2 tunnel

indicate t-hat they are the same vein ( Fig. 1 and 4 ) • No. 2 .

tunnel is being advanced ( July 19 - 19 ), to strtke the downward .

continuation of the vein exposed in Z cut. By projecting the vein

in Z cut at the dip m:d strike shoi.m at t::1at point, the relations

are as shown in Fig. 4. The veins in 19 tunnel and in Z cut are

probably the same vein. The southwest vein on 5 level, 8 level,

9 level, and 11 level are undoubtedly the same vein - this vein

is knovm as the Opp vein ( Fig. 5 and 6 ) • Th:e,northeast vein

on 5 level and the vein on 7 level have positions which indicate

their identity ( Fig. 5 ). The southeast extension of 7 vein

should cross 8 tunnel and 9 tunn~l but because of the caved con

dition of 8 tunnel near the portal and the inaccessibility of

9 tunnel, it cannot be identified in these workines. The vei!'!

outcropping at R may be the same as the vein in 7 tunnel, as

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indicated in Fig. ,. The vein near the intersection of 1, tunnel

and drift, faulted as shown in Fig. 1, probably is the Roger vein,

as indicated in Fig. 7. The veins lying alon0 Fault 2 ( Fig. 1 )

are re5arded as faulted se[-;ments of the same vein - the Opp vein.

The veins on 13, i6, and 18 levels are certainly the same vein,

as proved by excavations bet ween these levels ( Fig. 8, 9, and 1 O ) •

The so-called II Porphyry vein II occupies the position shown in

Fig. 8, when project~d•along its strike.

General Structural Conditions

The principal structural conditons are represented graph-

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ically in Fig. 12. Beds of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks strike

NNE and dip steeply to the ESE; a well-developed slate-cleavage

in these rocks also strikes NNE and dips steeply to the ESE. In

trusive greenstones commonly lie roughly parallel to the ~~~✓-

~ ~f of the sedimentaries and therefore also to the slate-cleav

age. The veinsc~/_r-q~Jt:"6~both the slate-cleavage and the contacts

of the rocks. Post-mineral faults which dip into the ESE octant

have a wide-spread development as has also movement parallel or

slightly oblique to·...,ihe plane of the veins.

Structural Features·of the Veins

The more-important veins lie along well-defined fissures;

these fissures commonly form persistent smooth walls of the vein.

An instructive example of the ~ein-fissures is shown in 2 tunnel.

Except for a few feet near the face of the drift, the zone of

fissuring is scantily mineralized so that it& original character . is not obscured. Near the intersection of the tunnel and the

drift the country rock is cut by a series of parallel gouge-filled

fissures whioh·are separated by several feet of irregularly broken

rock. The strongest of these fissures persist along the drift; the

weaker ones die out and are su~ceeded by other imbricating fissures.

Where the fissuring is strongest the slate _is sheared and crumbled

whereas the greenstone. is crushed to the consistency of gouge. In

some places the crushed or sheared rock occupies the entire space

between delimiting fissures; again, only the rock adjacent to the

stronger fissures is crushed or sheared, the intervening rock

showing only a weak fracturine. The less intense disturbances are

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expressed by fracturing in slate and sheeting in greenstone.

The veins may be composed of wide masses of quartz

with little included wall~roclc, they may be made up of quartz

containing bands or irregular inclusions of country rock or they

may be composed of impregnations or veinlets of vein-minerals

in predominant ·country rock. These structures may succeed one

another along the dip or strike or across the plane of the vein.

Bancls of cluartz and al terecl. country rock, disposed parallel to

the plane of the va.)::h, are conmon. Massive quartz veinf: con

taining irregular inclusions of country rock are typical.

The quartz of the vein is characteristically sheared

and broken. There is evidence in sone places of a deposition of

quartz in fractures wh~ch cut vein material formed during an ear

lier period. In the vicinity of faults and along the sheared walls

of the vein the quartz is brol':en to an unusl.,l. .. al degree. Such crushed ' .

zones are comn10nly stained with iron oxide resulting from the dolln-

ward percolation of oxidizing waters.

FauJ.tino:

Fig. 11 represents diagrammaticallr t~e strikes and dips

of the faults mapiled in the mine workings. The diagram brings out

the preponderance 0f faults d:t:!:1:1ine; into the ESE octant. Wherever

dislocation of the veins could be traced or implied they were

found to be offset NNE on the han13:l,113 wall st(Je c,f t'1oi=H~ f:_1,1,1_ts

( Fig. 1 , faults 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 ). Sin1 the striations

produced by movement on the fault make steep

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angles with or are parallel to the dip-line of the fault, and

in view of the relative dips and strikes of the vein and the . fault, such a horizontal offset indicates a downward displace-

ment on the hanging wall of the fault. This is true because the

line of intersection of the vein and the fault pitches downward C,

to the SSW and therefore when the vein is displced downward (I

on the hanging wall of the fault in the direct~on of the dip of

the fault; in any h~X:•izontal plane cutting the fault, as for in--✓•"

stance the drift level, the vein on the hanging wall of the fault

lies NNE of the vein on the footwall of the fault. If the segment

of the vein on the hanging wall of the fault had moved upward in

stead of downward this segment would be found SSW and not NNE

of the segment on the footwall of the fault, on the drift level.

These facts are well to bear in mind in future work.

_ The ESE dipping faults re,sul te~ in large part

through failure along the slate-cleav&ge and contacts of the fh, 1z>

rocks which strike and dip in the same general direo!1;ls. jn A

some instances slipping and shearing is closely parallel to

the slate-cleavage and to the contacts of the rocks; in many

oases this shearing merges into the slate-cleavage or contacts.

Fault 1 ( Fig. 1 ) is exceptional in its attitude

and effect upon the vein. The relations indicate a movement

upward on the hanging wall of the fault. If Fault 1 is continuous

it also cuts the Opp vein, which by analogy with its effect on the

Roger vein, it would offset to the west on the hanging wall of the

fault. Both Fault 1 and Fault 2 probably displace a portion of the

Opp vein. Drag quartz is well-developed and furnishes a clue to

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the direction of displacement on faults of the importance of

Fault 1 and Fault 2.

Post-mineral movement along the plane of the veins is

evidenced by the striated and broken character of the quartz

along planes of such movement. Since this movement is parallel

or slightly oblique to the plane of the veins it produces little

or no offset of the veins. Its effect is sometimes shovm

by KU.tag the draggin~yand twisting of slate and gfenstone bands

which cross the veins obliquely.

Occurrence of Gold

Gold has been observed in fractures in quartz and in

fractures in pyrite in specimens from the Roger vein on 10 level

and from the vein in 7 tunnel. The sampling of the vein on 1

level indicates that the sulphides ( pyrite anq_chalcopyrite) ' . carry a large proportion of the gold content o~ the vein. In

the Opp and Roger veins, especially the former, the occurrence

of very rich and sma.11 pockets has been typical ( see Fig. 2 ).

Accordin~ to Mr Opp and pocket-hunters, the gold occurs as

coarse bunches in quartz fractures and invariably near a slate

hanging wall. Sampling across the Roger vein in 10 tunnel shows

the hig..hest gold content to be in a narrow band ·of gray quartz~se

rock • White quartz cuts the gray ·rock and therefore was intro

!bmdduced subsequently; this white quartz is low in gold. On

2 level ·the best values are found along a definite zone within

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Mineralization

(9)

The minerals that have been recognized in the hand

specimens comprise quartz, calcite, pyrite, chalcopyrite,

chlorite and sericiteo Coarsely crystalline quartz and calcite

form intergrown aggregates. Chlorite and sericite are the prin

ci:pal .mj_neral const1t11ents of altered country rock, which is

found intermixed wi~h, quartz, calcite and pyrite. Pyrite is by _,,..y'

far the most abundant sulphide; it occurs as finely crystalline

disseminations or nests, or as fine or coarse scattered crystals

within quartz and country rock.

The vein minerals i~dicate ore deposition from hot

solutionn and therefore undoubtedly through the agency of ig

neous activity.

Geologic History of the Veins . . The principal stages in the history of the veins are

as follows:

1- Fissuring by earth movements of the steeply tilted slate and

intrusive greenstone.

2- Formation .. of the veins .along these fissures. ·,

3- Contemporaneously with (2) and following (2) - fracturing of -i the veinso

4- Shearing and faulting of the veins principally along old

directions of weakness, notably the slate-cleavage, bedding

planes and contacts of the rocks, and the plane of the veins.

5- Oxidation of the superficial portions of the veins and the·

sheared and faulted zones resulting from (4).

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tRlB HIN~RAL RESOURCES FILE 1

N,hE AND LOCATIJN DEPOSIT NA"E••••••••••••••••• JPP

RlCORD lOE~TIFICAllON RECORC N□•••••••••••• RECORD TY FE•••••••••• COUNTRY/ORGANIZATION. FILE LIN~ I □••••••••• MAP CODE NO. OF REC ••

RlPORTlR

~ll 3 fE3 x~ u~s CCNS\

NAM~•••••••••••••••••••••~••••• LEE, W OATE••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7~ Gl UPDATED •••••••••••••••••••••••• 60 12

~rcu

BY••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FERh!, ~ARK L. (BROOKS, HOWARD t .}

Ml~lNG DISTRICT/~REl/SUBDIST. JACKSONVllll

COLNTRY CODE••••••••••••••••• JS COUNTRY NA~[: U~ITEO STATES ~

STkTE CODE ••••••••••••••• OR STAIE NAME: JRE~ON

COUNTY ••••••••••••••••••• JACKS ON LAND CLASSIFICATION •••••• Ol

QUAD SCALE 1: 625::>D

Li\11TJCE 2-1 &-43;'4

UTK NJk.TtHNG 4 684200.

37S 03W

QJAD NO OR NA.ME KE.DFORD

LJ'iGITUOE 122-59-4-9

llTM Et.STING 500250.

Tl-:P ••• • • • RA..NGE •••• SECTl ON •• HCiUOI/_.N.

3b WILLAMETTE

,. •

UTM ZONE NO +lU

PO~ITIJN FROM ~ElREST PROMINENT LOClLITY: INCLUD t S 360 ACRES P~ l FN IE O L,Nc IN NWl/4, ABOUT 1h50 TO ~ L50 FEET [LEVATIOi.

CGMMC31TY lNFORMATlO,, CDHHODITIES P~ES~NT•••••••••• ~U G Tl cu PB

l.7"L

PCTENTIAL ....... . JCCJRRENCE •••••• IE

ORE KAIERI~LS (MINEk,LS.ROCKS.Erc.): t\ATIVE GJLO, YETZ.ITE. SIJLFlDES

EKPLCRATIDN ANO DEVELOPMENT STATUS Of EXPLGR. DR DEV. 8

~StRIPTION OF aEPJSll

JEPJSl T TY?E S: VEIR

F□RM/SHAPE OF DEPOSlT!

SIZE/DI~ECTI □NAL DAT~ ~A~ THIClNESS •••••••• 12 FT STRIKE 3F 3iEBJDY •••• NbO~ OlP GF ORE3JDY ••••••• 50S~

cntME~TS(DESC~IPTIOW OF DE ~OSIT)! MAJOR VEI'IS

DESCRIPTION OF dOR~INGS UNJERGRJU~J DE ~TH OF LJRKINGS 9ELOW SURFltE. 465 FT LENGTH JF !'f0RKINGS ••• • •• ••. •• ••• 7000 FT

CDKMENTS(DESC~lP. Df WORKINGS): lE ADITS TJfALliNG 7000 Fl

lROOUC T ION YES

4NNLAL PRODUCTION (DREwCOMMOO •• CJNt •• UVERaU~O.)

CUMULATIVE PR]DUCflDN (ORE.COK~JJ •• taNc •• ovERBUR.)

15 16

TE.M ACC ORE ACC

ORE EST

AMJUNl THOUS.UNlTS YEAR GRADE.REKftRKS 48.331 TONS 1925-1942 0.10 Dl/10~ AL; 0 .18 OZ/lOi AG; D.15 lB/lON PB; 0.02 LB/J ON PB

250.DOO+DGLLA~S 1900-1942

iJJRLE OF INFG~MATION (PRIJOUCTIO-.._) •• USBM

1EJLGC't f:.ND HJijERALOGV

AGL OF HOSl ~OCK5•••••••••••• ?ER~-TRl

IGf,.£0US RO CK TYPES.•• •• •••... :;RANUOHJRII[

ERllNENT HI1ERALDGJ ••••••••• ~UA~TZ, CALCITE, CHLORITE

GECLOGICAL OESCRIPTIVE NOTES. :ou~TRY ROCKS ARE Sl llCEOUS ARGJLLJT[ WlTH SOM[ CHLORITE AND PYRITE.

LOCAL GEOLOG'f NAMES/ASE OF FDRKATIONS,UNITS,DR ROCK TVPE S

1) N-'1iE : ~i>PLEGATE GRUlH" AGE: PEFM fR I

NAMES/.SE JF IGNEOUS UNITS OR IG~EO~S RJCK TYPE ~ 1) NAME: J~CKSDNVILL[ STOCK

AGE: LJU R CRET

COM MEN TS (CEOLJGY AND MINERALOGY): lli S □HE PLACcS rHE VEINS ARE QJARfl.-ARGlll.IIE BR[C:C]AS CEM[t\l[O EY tHJAR rz. CALCITE, AND MINOR PYRITE

GENERAL CD~MENTS RECORD NUMBER ( M:>13e84 ) MERGED "ITH nns KECGRO A~O DEL[TEO FF<UM: ll➔ [ 'CFE GON FILE.

GENER AL REFERENCES ) BROOKS , H.C. lND RAMP, L., 1168, GOLD l~D SILVER IN CRE60N; CLt~l fLLL. ~1,. P. 260

2) JREGCN MET,L ~INES HANDBOOK, 19~3, OD&MI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SfC . 2, P. 13 3

PAGE 'lOi:

REQ.UEST FOR INSPECTION OF PROPERTY by

State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

400 East I Street Grants Pass

702 Woodlark Building Portland

2102 Court Street Baker

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE FILLING IN BLANKS

Every blank should be completely filled in. The reasons are that: We cannot examine all of the properties we are asked to examine because we do not have enough engineers to go around. Our funds and personnel are limited. It costs the State a substantial amount for the examination of your property. 1.ie are just as anxious to examine it as you are to have us do so. Therefore, in order that there shall be no loss of time, we must know exactly where your prQperty is,, how to get to it, where to meet you or someone who can take us in, and how much there is to be seen. You'd be surprised how often people, in directing us to their own properties, give directions which are not clear or which are confusing or incomplete. Sometimes we lose hours or a full day which could have been saved if the blank had been properly filled in. Please give us a break and put down all the dope!

Fill in accurately all the following blanks as fully as possible (even if the answer is "No"), and mail this form to the office address above, nearest to your property. A field engineer will then get in touch with you and arrange for the trip.

Ins action reques

Name: . • ~ •

Address :

VThat is property commonly called?

Date ....... 194 Owner of property: ~, ~· . Name:

······~. ~ . . . . Address··---1;..c,--I

-C!f.~ - . . . . . . . . What is your own interest in property? Location of property, , ;i... ~ ~ -(

Owner: Partner: ••

Lessee:. . Other . Section: .3. ~ .Township: -?S°Range: .3. tf,,)

1That is the problem that is gical (milling), mining, ,~~-

I 11,._ ~ ,, u,, t? J. bothering you most? In other words, is it geological, metallurhow to continue exploration, financial, or what?

Directions to field man:

Who will accompany field man to property?

Can we drive right to the property? .• • What kind of road is it?

How far must we pack equipment, sampl , etc., from the road? • • • • • • ' / • • • •

During what months is the property !!£l accessible? ~ .~d . .... Detailed road and trail directions for getting from nearest Postoffice to property; or to

place where field man will meet you or the guide:

. . . . . . . .

. . .

Description of property to be examined:

What kind of' property: .• Gold lode?. ~ .Placer? •••.. Other?

History: Is the property a prospect? ...• A past producing mine now idle?. }-H . Is it producing now? . . . . • During what periods was it in production? .

Development: Describe the surface workings (open-cuts, pits, trenches) that are cleaned out so that we can see the rock or ore in place .

How many feet of underground workings (tunnels, cross-cuts, drifts, shafts, raises) approximately are open so that we can examine the rock or ore? ••

. . . . . . . . How many dumps are there? • Do you have a claim map of the property?. . r,.

Map of workings?~ - . • Assay map?. • • • Mill flow sheet?.

How many samples have been taken and assayed? •••••.

.Engineer•s report?

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR OFFICE RFX:OlIDS O?-.TJ.Y

Date request received,4/ ""i . I . /'1;- • 1941

Date property visited ~ .7 / ~S ~ . ~ 194 Cf

Cost of inspection: Salary •.•. Meals and Lodging Car Mileage-cost at 4¢.

Total

S1T~ •1~: 0l'I-' CTlln,fl'i': .1110:SON

SYN0N'rMS: 00'.lm:R. lfOTKLER, GOLD CANYON, U. S. GOVERNMEN'l' LAND

(11,/NER;

LOCATION: INCLUDES 360 ACRES PATDITED LAND MJNING_DIS:JACKSONVJLLE ~LX_FS_DIS: QUADl: MEDFORD SCALE: 100000 TOONS1UP:037S Q\J!J\2: MEm'ORD RIVER BASIN: PHYSIOO: 13

\JSGS NUM: MOB883 OC(;OO MLR:

RFPORTI:R : LEE, W AffILIATION: USGS REP_DATE: 74 0)

UPl>ATE BY: FERNS_. MARK L.

M'FILIATION: ODGMI

IJP DATE: 80 12

YR_DISC : PRODUCTION: YF.S

rot"IMODITIES PRESE.lIT:AU AG CU PB TE YR_)ST_PRO: CCHIODITIES PRODOCED:AU AG- CU PB

SCALE: 62500 RANGE:003W SECTION:36

SECT_FRACT:NW

LAT:42-18-43N LONG: 122-59-49W

UT!-1 _ N: 4684200

ll'.l'M_E:500250 \l'1'"1_Z:+10

ALTITlJDE:2300 F'r

STATUS: 4

PRODUCTION SIZE:

YR_LASTPRO:

ORE_MAT : NATIVE GOLD, Pl"l'ZITE, SULFIDES GANGUE: QUAR'l'Z, CALCITE, CHLORITE DEI'OS_TYP: VEIN MJN_AGE:

HOST_ROCK: SILICEOUS AND CARBONACEOUS ARGILLITES, META-ANDESI HOST_R_AGE:PERM-TRI AT,TERATION:

IGNEOUS_R: GRANODIORITE IG_R_AGE: LJUR-CRET 0RE_Ol'J'RL :

DEP_DESCOM:3 MAJOR VE1NS GEOL_t'OM: IN 500 PLACES THE VEINS ARE QUAR'l'Z-ARGILLITE BRt{:CIAS CF.MEN'l'ED

BY QUARTZ, CALCITE, AND MINOR PYRITE TYPE OF WORITHGS: lJNDERGROOND WORKINGS DESCRIPTION:18 ADITS TOTALLIMG 7000 FT

CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION (UNITS IM lOOO'S)

JTEM1: ORE ITEM2: ORE JTF..M3: 001: 48.331 AM1'2: 250. 000 003: UNTI'l: TONS mrrn: $ UNIT3: YEARl · 1925-1942 YEAR2: 1900-1942 YEAR3: ITEM4 : ITEMS: ITEM6: 004: ~.M'J'5: AMT6:

UN1T4: UNITS: UNIT6:

YEAR'!: YEAR5: YEAR6:

GENERAL COMMENTS:

REFERENCES:

BROOKS, H. C. AlID RAMP, L. , 1968, GOLD AND SIL VER IN OREGON; O!X,f,!J BULL. 61, P. 260

OPP ML t ( continued)

although it is not eahil;r ..,-een in udit which it should croo at c.. point

about 60 feet rom the porh.1. At tht.J brea. .. t of adit 7 a &li_ 01• fa.11lt

strikes north and d:l,ps 50° E.; ito effect on th£: vdn ie not clelir bEacause . .

of la.ck of· devel opmen wort . The Ro •~r vein strik,w N. 60° W. and ci)s

50-6;0 SW. It has a thickneo~ of 3 to ·12 f€et of which 2 to 4 fet:t u~ually

contain most of the ·olu . The han"'ing wa.l.l is VJcll defineu, but the veir1

foot~all in a.nit. 10 is A. ,Lark ahaly rock f.hich strik ... :s N. 5° W. an-1 dips

abc,ut ~1,,0 i. Neur the portal of adit. 7 the foot.wall sk:,le st..dk ,s N, 15°

E. and dip& about, 70° W. This shuly rod 1.s :wt-erbe:a.de<l with quartzite

samples of which from t,1,e han,~in"' wu..:..l of o.til. t J.0 consif.. t of fihe '"'ranult.r

qu!:l.l'tz in place~, .Ln b1;.n,.s of vs.ryin::, size ,,ith mot·e or leca yellowieh

brom1 iron sta.ia e.nd r'.lre cr;!f.lta.ls of pyrite ; J..,;;;.,D co:mnonly .,.,he stain is

chloritic. In some place~ the ore i' brecc.li.i.t-ed , anri the ori 0:ir.al qua.rtt

is coar,.,e anci contains v,~ry :u ·+le pyrit-e, which fa, fotmd esp~cia.lly in t.he

ccmentin.., nhterial of Ci::llclt,e a1,o 'im~1~tz amt £il..,o i..'1 f ... ·0. ,.i,:nts of carbonaceous

shale. This is eviC:.ence t,,tlt th o,:1c;: Vi&~ fon.i.:.u not · t tie tJ.11L when the

new solutions brought iu cem-.ntilli",, 11:..i.t,Jrials. Accorc.1.110 to Mr. Opp the pay

is deposi tcd sif,1U1ta.neously with the ;-,ant,~.w tt . .1-, rule is ·asually revorf:ic;d, and

the condition at this miui;:, iC! anoth_r i. dice.ti on t.h__.t the iolct v-;a$ introduced

aft.::r the de;,osition of the primary 1,uartz of tht:: .vein:; .

"Th ,1di t r, vein is the sou·~hwei:: t ve.in in ac:i t~ 5 and 9 and 1::.. al~o seen

in incline shaft 2 and p:robabl • in th-9 old surface t.Jtopee. 011 ut it 5 le ·el

this vein hab & thiclclesb of about 4 f -~t ; it otrikc~ ~oout N. 50° w. and dips

about f 6o0n. The -country rock is a siliceous ar.illite containing

.,..

OPP MINt ( continu€-d)

some chlorite and pyrite.

"The adit. l v;;;in i~ robably the same ns the v-::in ui::;a1· th"' br,_at.t of a.dit

2 ; it ma:i be continuous with the adit P vein, bu+, th,;:,re ... ·e no vt0rkin,.,s to

prove t.'1'!: connect.ion . In aai t l the vein s+.ri.t-=b N. 57° 1. and di ~ aoout.

75-~0° SW. It hes a thickness of 14 feet , B or 10 feet of whic1 on the

f ootwall have bei:m • top,.id _ out to the surf ace. The country rock of. tht vein\

·s an andesite rich in f,3rromt1.t;ne1:>iar minerals, A sample from n~ar t!.e

portal contains abundant ..,ruen hornbleWJt::, soma lu,;_~iocla.o , some bio i +e ,

titanite, and a itt.Le quar+,z, This anaesite is so intimct. e.1.y aLJ1;;oci"'t2,; (as

develops ab ·hist.oaitl near'l~:: rullel with the ne .... d1.n 0 of the l&tter; ne-'ir

strikes N. 65° .• wh~re cut by t 1,~ t..o.l t, o.qo;1t 50 f""e t from the porte. • I t -is ,P05t,i"ule, but no+, . rouabLi, th· t t},i6 ic t,..o od.ln& a:.. t It; ~ ot. . .'', r Vt:.Ul • ..

"The "dit l.1.. v i11 io • 'OIJ<tbly the - ,l.J 1·aru co11tim1~ ,ic,n of thf: a .... i t 8

v,_in, or posf3ibly of th..: Ro_,,c.. ve.i.n. If th.:: . orra,_r• inttr .rd.atio11 :is correct

it contains a.bout one foot of .u rtz tt.nd ;: ,;r .3 fc<:Jt of t>h, .. rcd coun ry rock ,

About- 10 feet farth•.;r in. a slka1· zone s 1·ike:i:; N. 72° W. and dlps 51.,0 ~. Thi::;

is visible again where it cro&ses thl::l drl.'"·t. not fur from thl::l croascut; here

it h.i& th~ ~5.!'le strike and di_g_ a.ud a thlckl1-:1os of about 10 inci1•JS, but

produceE> no ap.1:-nre11t offoet in the mui.1 vein. The lnttt:r .1.s Ot>cnt: c.'.l by a

drift saic.· +.o bt: 500 .feet lout; disclosin_; a Vt.in Va.rying i11 thick.1t::1.>S from

r. t t dm i.:, t ' ,.,5 f t It 1-,tr1·kec about N. 'c5° .• et.> 0 !I. !ll,9.X ,u11Iil S . I.! 0 r)E, ,;,:.. c•~ • - ._. ~ l~ • aL.d uips

about 75° bW ~ Too much v:ater pr~vented its L'lspection.

OPP • Lrl ( continued)

"The a.di t 12 v,~in is t>hown by con '.-inuous stopi.t!.,i, '0V'1::, th<J.t l, .. v,._1 to

exten.3. upward to dit~ 16 , 1-; , l:t , md 1,3 . I t va.de& ii1 strikt:: from N.

the e st drif .. ~rt,rn adit 131 which strik,._.., N. 200 • r.u dip£ t..t,o it 65° l ~.

fuu t l'ibicit stril;:~~ G.oout N • .3go

aoout ,5 . 00 a toH int e ere shootc. One or1:. thoot

on this 1,~vcl; ano+h,._,r iP bout 1 50 f0, 1(,. -.. • The long1..r on· c.1iu not rr 1:i.Ch

the surf~ce by l+O or 50 feet in i t,s rniuc.:.l•~ 1,alf . A.!'t ,1· ai,,u..Lc;: 1at ion ore

abouti 60 a ton. :.. rock ., unpl ... from tlL c:oos~cut tntry (a i+ 18} co1 tai ns

otainiu.., m"-'-ter i al ; it i8 .. much alt.:!l' ct 1·01.: , proo ... o.Lj: OJ.'.L i,:i.all a •iart zose

"Mr Opp has continued uevelopment 1.n a srr,o.l.1. Wi:J.,/ uU.L'-••;., 1")16 , m0• t of

which has be~n on an~ surface ho-i

mill whic, he calls the porfhyry vain .

11 The rrine !if. a wh0le i in :.-ood • ha ~ ,ma hc.s c. lar ~i:, ' aunt. a~, excellent

devel opment of or~ o<lios the

mill to tr.;u.t t.,o:1 s me according to "';he u.., ... t mil-i n,. pr1.cti ce ." Ref.. Park _ :t6 : o9- ( -! t.eo.} -

702 Woodlark Bldg. Portland, Oregon

STATE D'EPAR'I'M~ OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUS'l'R HS Date. • . ~ . .

~his Department will act as a clearing house for those who wish to buy or sell or lease or operate mineral properties within this state, for those who have minerals or mineral products for sale, and for those who buy minerals or mineral -products. The information regarding the property given on this form will be condensed and listed in the Department's ORB.-BIN, issued monthly, subscription price 25¢ per year.

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OPP MINE

eu Opp mine,__. worldnes.

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SKETCHES SHOWING APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF SAMPLES

Scale: 1 in.= 40 ft.

SAMPLE RESULTS

Sample Au Ag Cu As Hg No. ~b EEm EEm EEm El!b

22526 450 2.4 78 5 1820

22527 60 1.8 62 5 200

22528 240 1.6 21 8 1270

22529 120 1.6 39 8 870

22530 900 1.6 79 2 1100

22531 -5 3.8 120 5 30

22532 -5 2.4 104 2 25

22533 -5 3.0 100 5 110

22534 -5 3.0 86 10 60

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STATE GOVERNING BOARD

W. H . STRAYER, CHAIRMAN. BAKER

ALBERT BURCH . • . . MEDFORD

E . B. MACNAUGHTON . PORTLAND I

EARL K . NIXON DIRECTOR

ARTHUR M . SWARTLEY CONSUL TING MINING ENGINEER

RAY C . TREASHER GEOLOGIST

F. W. LIBBEY MINING ENGINEER

OPP MINE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND

MINERAL INDUSTRIES 329 S . W. OAK STREET

PORTLAND.OREGON

STATE ASSAY LABORATORIES

4-02 E . I ST . , GRANTS PASS

J . E . MORRISON MINING GEOLOGIST

ALBERT A . LEWIS ANALYST

2 102 COURT S T ., B AKER

JOHN ELIOT ALLEN FIELO GS:OLOGJST

LESLIE L. MOTZ ANA LYST

Replies should be addressed c/ o State Assay Laboratory 400 E. I Street Grants Pass , Oregon

JACKSONVILLE AREA

Mike Bright has been cyaniding tailings at the Opp Mine. His tests indicate that the tailings average about $2 in gold and that there are 50,000 plus tons ot tailings available. He figures that 70% of the gold can be recovered ($1.40) and that some $0.80 ean be cleared on each ton.

His cyaniding operations to date have been in the nature of testing and he has thoroly sampled the tailiDgs. He is planning on a partner who will put up themoney for a 100-ton cyanide plant and they will re-work allot the tailings.

The dope on former operations is that ore that averaged $5 was put thru the mill which had a rated capacity of 100-tons. That between 125-150 tons a day were crowded thru the mill, which used Crouch flotation cells. The values, therefore were not realaimed.

The last operation, about 1939 or 1940 was so bad that the tails average between $4-$5. There are about 5000 tons of this stuff available.

I talked with .Mr. Opp. There are some 18 levels, and ore still is in sight. Some of the workings have caved. Opp figures that $500 would completely open existing workill8S. tor sampli:i:ig activities. He further stated that he figures about 600 feet of development work would completely open the ore bodies and make so~ 150,000 tons of $5 ore available.

The ore consists of massive sulfides in "quartzite". The ore responds to cyanidation when crushed to 50 mesh.

Ray c. Treasher, Field Geologist, April 1st, 1941.

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has i hin ,re l'l•.:>.c lU .,'e r • 1 cco.1.·c1u' to ,r. Bt:-kro11:1, the

banker n Jac:..csonvil e., .he m: 1 e pro ,.,ced a.bout ~loo,ouo whil<c: controllr•d by

him. Since ,hen it , ::. be-"n opt:jrated by a com::any, by Mr. J •.• Op-,, anc. ·by

1 . . le.ssees. The miue 1 loca t( {' 1n sec. ,3A, 'l • 7 ..; • , R. 3 V'. a110 t 12 miles west

of Jac.:son "ill,. at elev~.+.ions ran..,:l.nt., fro i.j,hout 1 'iO to 2850 f et liDOVe sea.

lovel. The land held bJ tb, lninJ.n~ com.:-a .y inc u es n.i.ne /40-aC.L'e plots &nd

l minir.g claim, making a total of 37] acre;:;. · t io o i:mdd u~ le a<iit-$

disclosln_ three main veins. ·. The longest crOh6CUt i:::ttr·y 11;, 6-bout 50 feet;

another i6 550 feet lon~ . The total un er6 rounu orki~,s mount to bout

7000 fef:!t, the distribution of v.hich is shown iu the fi.sur~b• The surface

equipment consi.., ts of nbou .3600 f e .. t of trum line, a 6-urill Leyner comprt:isl:lor ,

a 20-stamp mil.L ,••i+.h concentrator, a 125-tou cya.ni( e plant, nd other

buildin"".... The mill has f'. rusher, 1:1 Dorr clas~ific,r 7 l Wilfley and 6

Johnson conoentratore, 20 ti:illlp- n<i 4 plat •

"The adit 10 or Rogo:;.r vt:in is appar~ntly th~ same a.6th-.:: ..... dit 7 vc:in,

STATE DEPAR'l1MENT OF GEOLOGY AND MJNERAL INDUSTRIES

Grants Pass, Oregon Baker, Oregon ..

Sample submitted by

Sample description

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ASSAY REPORI.'

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The assay results given below are made without charge as provided by Chapter 176, Section 10, Oregon Laws 1937, the sender having complied with the provisions thereof.

NOTICE: The assay results given below are from a sample furnished by the above named person. This depar"tment had no part 1n the taking of the sample and assumes no responsibility, other than the accuracy of tne assay of the material as furnished 1t by the sender.

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LaVella Denton owns 55 acres Brother Lyle Blossom owns 55 acres Glenn Sparr has 140 acres Bi 11 Ford has 55 acres

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LaVella's address 113 Fescue Lane, Roseburg, OR 672-3280 Lyle in Portland area - 662-3344

Owners want to sell or lease

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2033 First Street Baker, Oregon

STATE D:SPARThiENT OF GEOLOGY AND liINERAL INDUSTRIES 1069 State Office Building

Portland 1, Oregon 239 S.E. "H" Street Grants Pass, Oregon

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The State law governing analysis of samples by the State assay laboratory is given on the back of this blank. Please supply the information requested herein fully and submit this blank filled out along with the sample.

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Township 37 µ Range 3 w Section_---.3~5..._ ___ Quarter section NE

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1900-0pp Mine Jacksonville District T. 37S., R. 3W., Sec. 36.

STATE DEP.AR'IMENT C1F GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES

ASSAY REPORT Office Grants Pass, Oregon Baker, Oregon .March 21

Sample submitted by .tt'ihn O»R Jacksonv1lle 1

Sample descript ion llh1t§ m1lkI guartz -nd 12ir1 te. lfi..e-1/2

Number B 226.

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The assay results given below are made without charge as provided by Chapter 176, Section 10, Oregon Laws 1937, the sender having complied with the provisions thereof'. ,

NOTICE: The assay results given below are from a sample furnished by the above named person. This department had no part in the taking of the sample and assumes no responsibility, other than the accuracy of tpe assay of the material as furnished it by the sender.

GOLD Sample Ounces Number per ton

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Market Q,uotat ions: Gold -; $36 Silver $. 70

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GOLD QUARTZ MINES 149

elevation of about 3115 feet; it is expected that this entry will strike the vein when driven about 100 feet farther . It intersects one vein at 125 feet from the portal, which strikes N. 65° W. and dips about 65° N. These workings and veins are shown in figure 9. A stringer at 150 feet from the portal strikes N . 83° W. and dips about 65° N., and another at 200 feet from the portal strikes N. 87° W. and dips 70° N .

This mine is equipped ·with a 5-stamp mill having plates and vanner., run by engine; it has not been in operation since 1911. .---;-i-=

Figuro 10. Opp mine, east workings.

The Opp mine was discovered many years ago, but its chief development has taken place within the past ten years. According to Mr. Beckman, the banker at Jacksonville, the mine produced about $100,000 while controlled by him. Since then it has been operated by a company, by l\ Ir. J. W. Opp, and by lessees. The mine is located in section 36, township 37 south, range 3 west about 1½ miles west of Jacksonville at elevations ranging from about 1850 to 2850 feet above sea level. The land held by the mining company includes nine 40-acre plots and 1 minipg claim, making a total of 373 a0res. It is opened by 18 adits disclosing three main veins. The longest crosscut entry is about 850 feet; another is 550 feet long. The total underground workings amount to about 7000 feet, the distribution of which is shmvn in figures 10 and 11. The surface equipment consists of about 3600 feet of tram line, a 20-stamp mill with conccntrntor, a 125-ton cyanide plant, and other buildings. The mill has a 0rusher, a Dorr classifier, one \Vilfley and 6 Johnson concen-trators, 20 stamps and 4 plates. ·

The adit 10 or Roger vein is apparently the same as the adit

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Figure 11. Opp mine, west workings,

By placing figure 11 due west of figure 10 a single map of all the important workings maybe made.

7 vein, although it is not easily seen in adit 8 which it should cross at a point about 60 feet from the portal. At the breast of adit 7 a slip or fault strikes north and dips 50° E.; its effect on the vein is not clear because of lack of development work. The Roger vein strikes N. 60° W. and dips 50°-63° S. W. It has a thickness of 3 to 12 feet of ·which 2 to 4 feet usually contain most of the gold. The hanging wall is well defined, but the vein grades into the footwall, which is replaced or impregnated with ore. The footwall in adit 10 is a dark shaly rock which strikes N. 5° W. and dips about 84° E. Near the portal of adit 7 the footwall shale strikes N. 15° E. and dips about 70° W. This shaly rock is intcrbedded with quartzite samples of which from the hanging wall of adit 10 consist of fine granular quartz in places in bands of varying size with more or less yellowish brown iron stain and rare crystals of pyrite; less commonly the stain is chloritic. In E;omc places the ore is brecciated, and the original quartz is coarse and contains very little pyrite, which is found especially in the cementing material of calcite and quartz and also in fragments of carbonaceous shale. This is evidence that the ore was formed not at the time when the veins were first produced, but at a later time when they were fractured and new solutions brought in cementing materials. According to Mr. Opp the pay shoots are usually where the veins are thickest; in other mines when the ore is deposited simultaneously with the gangue this rule is usually reversed, and the condition at this mine is another indication that the gold was introduced after the deposition of the primary quartz of the veins.

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The adit 8 vein is the southwest vein in adits 5 and 9 and is also seen in incline shaft 2 and probably in the old surface stopes. On adit 5 leYel this vein has a thickness of about 4 feet; it strikes about N. 50° W. and dips about 60° S. W. The country rock is a siliceous argillitc containing some chlorite and pyrite. The chemical composition of this rock is given below, with the approximate mineral

COMPOSITION 01' ARGILLITE, OPP MINE, JACKSONVILLE [Analysis by S. W. French.]

SiO 2 ....... . TiO2 ....... . Al2O3 ..... .. Fe,Oa ...... . FeO .... . ... . MgO ....... . CaO ....... .. Na2O ...... .. K20 .... .... . H20+ ...... . H2O- ...... .

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17 .20 1.49 2.68 2.46

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composition as derived from the analysis in the light of the fact that microscopic study shows that the sample contains abundant sericite and quartz with some chlorite, magnetite, and pyrite.

The adit 1 vein is probably the same as the vein near the breast of adit 2; it may be continuous with the adit 8 vein, but there are no workings to prove the connection. In adit 1 the vein strikes N. 57° W. and clips about 75°-80° S. W.; it has a thickness of 14 feet, 8 or 10 feet of which on the footwall have been stoped out to t.he surface. The country rock of the vein is an anclesite rich in ferromagnesian minerals. A sample from near the portal contains abundant green hornblende, some brown hornblende, some plagiocl:tse, some biotite, titanite, and a little quartz. This andesitc is so intimately associated (as an intrusive sill?) with the old Paleozoic sediments that upon weathering it develops a schistosity nearly parallel with the bedding of the latter; near tbc portal of adit 1 this schistosity strikes N. 10° W. and dips 70° E. The chemical composition of the andesite is given below, together ·with the mineral composition as derived therefrom by assigning all the potassa of a biotite of average composition to that mineral, all the remaining magnesia to an average hornblende, and the other oxides to their

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respective minerals as usual. The thin section indicates that the calculation yields too high a percentage of quartz, but otherwise is nearly correct.

COlil:POSITION OF ANDESITE, OPP MINE, JACKSONVILLE

[S. W. French, analyst.]

Si02 ......... 55.76 Ti02 . ..... . . 1.22 Al 20,..... . . 15 .GS Fe20s....... 1.49 FeO . ........ 6.43 MgO........ 6.36 Cao......... 8. 71 Na20. . ..... 1.86 I{20.... . . . . 1.18 H20+....... 1.23 H20- . ... .. . .10

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Hornblende.... . . . 41. 9 Feldspar.......... 24. 9 Biotite......... .. 13.4 Quartz ........... 17.8 Titanite...... . . .. 2.1

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The adit 2 vein (near the portal) has not been traced elsewhere ; it strikes N. 65° W. where cut by the adit about 50 feet from the portal. It is possible, but not probable, that this is the same as the Roger vein.

The adit 11 vein is probably the downward continuation of the adit 8 vein, or possibly of the Roger vein. If the former interpretation is correct the Roger vein is probably represented by the small vein about 85 feet east of the main Yein. The small vein strikes N. 53° W. and dips about 54° S. W.; it contains about one foot of quartz and 2 or 3 feet of sheared country rock. About 10 feet farther in a shear zone strikes N. 72° W. and clips 54° S. This is visible again where it crosses the drift not far from the crosscut; here it has the same strike and dip and a thickness of about 10 inches, but produces no apparent offs ,t in the main vein. The latter is opened by a drift said to be 500 feet long disclosing a vein varying in thickness from 5 feet to a maximum said to be 25 feet. It strikes about N. 45° W. and dips about 75° S. W. Too much water prevented its inspection.

The adit 18 vein is shown by continuous stoping above that level to extend upward to adits 16, 15, 14, and 13. It varies in strike from N. 70° W. to S. 75° W., averaging nearly west, and dips about 68° S. The vein is continuous on the strike except where cut by a fault, shown clearly in the east drift from adit 13, which strikes

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N. 20° W. and dips about 65° E. On level 18 a fault block seems to separate the t,rn parts of the Yein and the west side of the block is marked by a fault which strikes about N. 38° E. and dips 42° S. E. The vein is largely quartz and averages about 5 feet thick. The value is said to increase where the thickness increases, being about $5.00 a ton in the ore shoots. One ore shoot is about 300 feet long on this level; another is about 150 feet long. The longer one did not reach the surface by 10 or 50 feet in its middle half. After amalgamation ore from this vein concentrates about 40 into 1 and the heavy sulphides are worth about SGO a ton. A rock sample from the crosscut entry (adit 18) contains abundant pale hornblende, some zoisite, calcite, and quartz, with a dark staining material; it is a much altered rock, probably originally a quartzose shale.

THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT

LOCATION

In this report the Gold Hill district includes the whole Rogue river valley from Central Point and Table Rock westward to Josephine county. It is limited on the south by the divide between Rogue and Applegate rivers and includes tributaries of Rogue river from the south, namely Kane, Galls, and Foots creeks, and from the north, namely, Sams, Sardine, Wards, and Evans creeks. There are many placer and auriferous quartz mines in the district and other mineral resources of various kinds. There are no large cities in the area, but the town of Gold Hill, on the Southern Pacific railway, is headquarters for the most active part of the region. Near Central Point and Table Rock the Rogue river occupies a wide valley; only a few miles to the west it enters a narrow valley from which it does not emerge until it reaches Josephine county. The Gold Hill district is a mountainous region cut by one narrow east-west valley and its tributaries from the north and south. The elevation varies from less than 1000 feet at the mouths of Evans and Sava.ge creeks to nearly 4000 feet on top of Fielder Mountain, and similar elevations both north and south of Rogue river.

HISTORY

The Gold Hill district, as the name is here used, includes half a dozen areas which were at one time organized as mining districts.

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vertically. A large part o.f the ground cut by the main adit is said to average about $3 per ton.

There is a small stamp mill with amalgamating plates and concentrators on the property.

OPHIR MINE (gold) SUSANVILLE DISTRICT GRANT COUNTY This mining prospect, which is on the same siJe of Elk creek as the Badger

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- 7 OPP MINE (gold) JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT JACKSON COUNTY \JI The Opp mine was discovered many years ago, but its chief development has taken place within the past 10 years. .According to :Mr. Beekman, the banker at Jacksonville, the mine produced about $100,000 while controlled by him. Since then it has been operated by a company, by ::\fr. J. W. Opp, and by lessees. 'I'he mine is located in sec. 36, T. 37 S., R. 3 W. about 11/2 miles west of Jacksonville at elevations ranging from about 1850 to 2850 feet above sea level. The land held by the mining company includes nine 40-acre plots and l mining claim, making a total of 373 acres. It is opened by 18 adits disclosing three main veins. The longest crosscut entry is about 850 feet; another is 550 feet long. The total underground workings amount to about 7000 feet, the distribution of which is shown in the figures. The surface equipment con-

Opp mine, east working,

Opp mine, wost workings,

sists of about 3600 feet o.f tram line, a 6-drill Leyner compressor, a 20-stamP mill with concentrator, a 125-ton cyanide plant, and other buildings. 'fhe mill has a crusher, a Dorr classifier, 1 vVilfley and 6 Johnson concentrators, 20 stamps and 4 plates.

The aclit 10 or Roger Ycin is apparently the same as the udit 7 vein, although it iR not easily seen in adit 8 which it should cross at a poiut about 60 feet from

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; li e portal. At the breast of adit 7 a slip or fault strikes north and dips 50° E.; !s effect on the vein is not clear because of lack of development work. The ;,o!!cr 'lein strikes N. 60° W. and dips 50-63° S. W. It has a thickness of 3 :o 12 feet of which 2 to 4 feet usually contain most of the gold. The hanging wall is well defined, but the vein gra<lcs into the footwall, which is replaced or i!n prcgnated with ore. The footwall in adit 10 is a dark shaly rock which ,:rikes N. 5° W. and dips about 8-1° E. Near the portal of adit 7 the footwall ,hale strikes N. 15° E. and dips about 70° W. This shaly rock is i:nterbedded :rith quartzite samples of which from the hanging wall of a<lit 10 consist of :' inc granular quartz in places, in bands of varying size ·with more or less ycllow:~h brown iron stain and rare crystals of pyrite; less commonly the stain is chloritic. In some places the ore is brecciated, and the original quartz is coarse .i nd contains very little pyrite, which is found especially in the cementing material of calcite and quartz and also in fragments of carbonaceous shale. This is evidence that the ore was formed not at the time when the veins were fi rst produced, but at a later time when they were fractured and new solutions brought in cementing materials. According to Mr. Opp the pay shoots are usually where the veins are thickest; in other mines when the ore is deposited , imultaneously with the gangue this rule is usually reversed, and the condition at this mine is another indication that the gold was introduced after the deposition of the primary quartz of the veins.

The adit 8 vein is the southwest vein in adits 5 and 9 and is also seen in incline shaft 2 and probably in the old surface stopes. On adit 5 le vel this rein has a thickness of about 4 feet; it strikes about N. 50° W. and dips about ti0° S. W. The country rock is a sili ceous argillite containing some chlorite and pyrite.

The adit 1 vein is probably the same as the vein near the breast of adit ~; it may be continuous with the adit 8 vein, but there are no workings to prove the connection. In adit 1 the vein strikes N. G7° W. and dips about 7f>-80° ~- W. It has a thickness of 14. feet, 8 or 10 feet of which on the footwall have li1•en stoped out to the surface. The country rock ol' the vein is an adesite 1·ich in ferromagnesian minerals. A sample from near the portal contains abundant green hornblende, some brown bornblede, some plagioclase, some biotite, titanite, and a little quartz. This andesite is so intimately associated (as an intrusive sill?) with the old Paleozoic sediments that upon weathering it derelops a schistosity nearly parall~l with the bedding of the latter; near the portal of aclit 1 this schisto<;ity strikes N. J0° W. and dips 70° E.

'I'hc adit 2 vein (near the portal) bas not been traced elsewhere; it strikes '.-( _ 65° W. "·here cut by the adit about 50 feet from the portal. It is possible, bat not probable, that this is the same as the Roger vein.

The aJit 11 vein is probably the downward continuation of the adit 8 vein, or possibly of the Roger vein. I.f the former interpretation is correct the Roger vein is probably represented by the small vein about 85 .feet east of the main vein. 'l'he small vein strikes N. 53° W. and dips about 54° S. W.; it contains about one foot of (lUartz and 2 or 3 feet of shPared country rock. About 10 feet farther in a shear zone strikes N. 72° W. and dips 54° S. This is visible ,t!!:i in where it crosses the drift not far from the crosscut; here it has the same strike and dip and a thickness of ahout 10 inches, but produces no apparent ,,ifstt in the main vein. 'I'he latter is opened hy a drift said to be GOO feet long disclosing a vein varying in thiclrness from 5 feet to a maximum said to be ~;i feet. It st1·ikes about N. 45° W. and dips about 75° S. W. Too much water prevented its inspection.

'I'hc adit 18 vein is shown by continuous stoping n bove that level to extend 'Ipward to adits 16, 15, 14, and 13. It varies in strike from N. 70° W. to S. 75° W., averaging nearly west, and dips about 68° S. The Yein is continuous on the strike except where cut by a fault, shown clearly in the east drift from adit

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J 3, which strikes N. 20° ·w. and dips about 65° E. On level 18 a fault block seems to separate the two parts of the vein and the west side of the block is marked by a fault ,Yhich strikes a bout X 38° E. and dips 42° S. E. 'l'he vein is largely quartz and averages about 5 feet thick. The rnlue is said to increase where the thickness increases, being about $5.00 a ton in the ore shoots. One ore shoot is about 300 feet long on this level; another is about 150 feet long. 'I'he longer one did not reach the surface by 40 or 50 feet in its middle half. After amalgamation ore from this vein concentrates about 40 into 1 and the heavy sulphides are worth about $60 a ton . A rock sample from the crossc11t entry (adit 18) contains abundant pale hornblende, some zoisitc, calcite, and quartz, with a dark staining material; it is a much altered rock, probably originally a quartzose shale.

Mr. Opp has continued development in a small way during 1916, most of which has been on a new surface showing a few hundred feet south of the mill which he calls the porphyry vein.

The mine as a whole is in good shape and has a large amount of excellent equipment. A considerable additional expenditure is warranted in the further development of ore bodies already exposed in the mine and in arranging the mill to treat the same according to the best milling practice.

OREGON ASBESTOS MINES CANYON DISTRICT GRANT COUNTY

Office: 201 Stock Exchange Bldg., Portland, Ore. Joseph Woerndle, Pres.; E. Sturchler, Ses.; Otto Berg, Treas., all of Portland. Capital stock, $5,000; par value $100; all subscribed, issued and paid up. (1916 report).

This asbestos property is located about 5 miles up Beach creek from Mt. Vernon, in the northeastern part of T. 13 S., R. 30 E . It is about 27 miles from the Sumpter Valley railroad at Prairie City. A great deal of activity was reported on this property in the latter part of 1915 and the first half of 1916. Some $6000 to $7000 was spent in development work on ~ deposit containing stringers of chrysotile distributed over a width of 300 feet and a length of 2000 feet. A few tons of asbestos was shipped to market but in June, 1916, operations were suspended for a time at least. The quality of the fibre was said to be very fine but was not sufficient to justify the operation of the property.

OREGON BELLE MINE (gold) UPPER APPLEGATE DISTRICT JACKSON COUNTY

The Oregon Belle mine, 8 miles by ,rngon road southwest of Jacksonville, is in the south half of sec. 6, T. 38 S., R. 3 W. near the head of Forest creek at an elevation of about 3000 feet. It is opened by several adits. The conntry rock is andesite · ncl argillite. The vein is well defined and reaches a thickness of at least 8 fert in some of the stopes; it strikes S. 72° W. and dips fi2° N. W.; it is cut o.ff by a fault which strikes N. 64° W. and dips 74° :N. E. The rock within and beyond the big fault 20 feet wide crossing the entry about 220 .feet from the portal and dipping 75° S. W. is much altered by vein solutions. There are several adits above the main entry but the? are caved and closed. One of them has a large dump at an elevation of 3250 feet. The mine was operated several yrars ago by a stock company. It is now owned by 1\Iinnie Ireland of Grants Pass.

OREGON BONANZA MINE (gold) LOWER APPLEGATE DIST. JOSEPHINE COUNTY

The Oregon Dona11za n\ine, 12 miles south of Grants Pass and 3 miles southwest of Provolt, is in the S. W. 1/t sec. 16, 'I'. 38 S., R. 5 W., south of Powell creek at an elevation of 2100 feet, as measured by barometer. The country rock is greenstone cut by aplite dikes. All the adits are caved and the mine buildings are in ruins. It is at present under option by Edward Layton of Applegate and J. M. Lethero,v of Grants Pass.

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