| Lat / long: | 42.04954, -123.59976 |
| Primary: | Copper |
| Secondary: | Gold, Silver |
| Tertiary: | Zinc |
| Ore: | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Sphalerite |
| Orebody form: | IRREGULAR LENSES |
| Other material: | Pyrite, Pyrrhotite |
| Discovery year: | 1862 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1903 |
| Host rock: | Applegate Group |
| Host type: | Greenstone |
| Associated type: | Serpentinite |
| Alteration processes: | Oxidation Extends 100 Ft Below Surface |
| MRDS | M060841 |
| DEP | 10042804 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: SHENON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TAKILMA - WALDO DISTRICT, OREGON INCLUDING THE BLUE CREEK DISTRICT: USGS BULL. 846-B P. 163-167}{Deposit:: HUNDHAUSEN, R.J., 1956, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE TAKILMA - WALDO COPPER DISTRICT, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RPT. INV. 5187}{Deposit:: RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, P.33.}{Deposit:: 1930 GEOLMAP SHENON, P.J. BULL. 846-B}{Deposit:: 1950 DIREXPL U.S.B.M. RPT. - INV. 5187}{Production:: USBM} |
| Reporter | Puffett, Willard P., Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J. |