Cold Spring Mine

Copper prospect · Josephine County, Oregon

ProspectCopperSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · COPPERBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for copper. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Coordinates42.54922, -123.65256

Commodities

PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Gold

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10298851
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Cold Spring0.0 miCopperOccurrence
Gold Plate Mine0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Gold Plate Mine0.7 miGoldProducer
Unnamed Prospect near Merlin, OR0.7 miGoldProspect
Gold Mine0.7 miGoldPast Producer
Blackhawk Property0.7 miGoldProspect
Blackhawk0.7 miGoldOccurrence
Yankee Chief Placer0.8 miGoldProducer
Yankee Chief Placer0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Old Channel Placers0.9 miGoldProducer
Prospect0.9 miGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Porpsect near Merlin, OR0.9 miGoldProspect

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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