Mine detail: Waldo Copper Mine

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Location: Josephine County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.04038, -123.59921
dep_id: 10032113
mrds_id: M013239
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
orebody_fm: LENS
ore_ctrl: Ore Is Found Near Contact Of Serpentine And Greenstone.
Reporter: Lee, W, Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.
hrock_unit: Applegate Group
hrock_type: Greenstone
References:
  • Deposit:: RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
  • Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1942, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 1, P.222
  • Deposit:: SHENON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TAKILMA-WALDO DISTRICT; USGS BULL. 846-B, P.167
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